2007-07-06 07:35:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
When he was a little kid,..He was His Dad's MASCOT for the Italians Army
(&thats how he got the nickname 'Caligula'!)
2007-07-06 07:37:36 · update #1
I did not know! Thank you for such valuable information you share with us!
2007-07-10 02:12:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus got the nickname of Caligula when, as a little kid he went on war campaigns with his father and the Roman army. The soldiers gave him the nickname Caligula because they thought it was cute to see that little kid wearing military gear. It means "Little Boots". I've seen pictures of what these "boots" supposedly looked like, and they're not what we would call boots today. They looked more like what today we would call sandals that had long straps which were wound around the ankle and lower leg.
2007-07-06 15:24:26 · answer #2 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Do I get extra points if I know that his father's name was Germanicus? Name Germanicus because of his conquest of the Germanic tribes.
As stated above it meant "little boots" . The soldiers considered him to be good luck. Caligula would dress in a child sized breast plate etc.
2007-07-06 15:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by Budda_Budda 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Caligula is a nickname. His given name was Gaius. A lot of historians these days call him Gaius.
2007-07-07 00:25:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
As YOU undoubtedly know - his nickname was "little boots." His "first" name was always Caligula of the Julii (sp?).
Not a nice person - but after what he went through after his father died - he didn't have much of a chance at sanity.
2007-07-06 14:49:48 · answer #5 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes, that family wasd a little nutty,,did you know he and his sister were lovers? And he thought his horse was a god...He reminds me a littl bit of Dick Cheney
2007-07-14 12:01:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It meant "Little Boots", no Ninja's in Ancient Rome. His real name was Julius Caesar, and no one wanted to call him that.
2007-07-06 14:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by Steve C 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
By all accounts he was a total heel---sompletely soleless.
2007-07-06 14:55:18 · answer #8 · answered by TeeHee 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
actually that's " little boots"
2007-07-06 16:13:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
did you know my left foot is asleep ?
2007-07-06 14:44:13 · answer #10 · answered by mustang9588 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋