Caligula is an English word with synonyms like gaius. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Caligula in a sentence
Caligula meaning
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE.
Synonyms of Caligula
Using Caligula
- The main meaning on this page is: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE.
- Useful related words include: gaius, gaius caesar, roman emperor, emperor of rome.
- In the example corpus, caligula often appears in combinations such as: of caligula, caligula was, caligula in.
Context around Caligula
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Caligula
- In this selection, "caligula" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, depicting, gaius, shows, fell, lived and features stand out and add context to how "caligula" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 37 ad caligula fell seriously and caligula features caligula and other. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "caligula" sits close to words such as acadia, ae and aes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with caligula
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Caligula‘s budget was twice that of Star Wars. (9 words)
Do they still have the Walmart and Caligula salads still? (10 words)
Coppertone Caligula has less foreign-policy gravitas than Your Humble Correspondent. (11 words)
Not that we’re judging that; in fact, we’re encouraging you to catch “Caligula: the Ultimate Cut” during its road show rollout in theaters, which commenced earlier this month, before it releases on VOD and streaming platforms later on. (40 words)
Caligula had a posthumous struck of his mother Agripinna the Elder, a Sestertii Bronze coin minted at Rome (Struck under Gaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD) The image with the draped bust of Agrippina right, wearing hair in long plait. (39 words)
Scandals Cameo depicting Caligula and a personification of Rome Philo of Alexandria and Seneca the Younger describe Caligula as an insane emperor who was self-absorbed, angry, killed on a whim, and indulged in too much spending and sex. (39 words)
Do they still have the Walmart and Caligula salads still? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Roman sestertius depicting Caligula, c. AD 38. The reverse shows Caligula's three sisters, Agrippina, Drusilla and Julia Livilla, with whom Caligula was rumoured to have carried on incestuous relationships.
A Denarius of Gaius Caligula In October 37 AD, Caligula fell seriously ill, or perhaps was poisoned.
Caligula had a posthumous struck of his mother Agripinna the Elder, a Sestertii Bronze coin minted at Rome (Struck under Gaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD) The image with the draped bust of Agrippina right, wearing hair in long plait.
Macro spoke well of Caligula to Tiberius, attempting to quell any ill will or suspicion the Emperor felt towards Caligula.
Scandals Cameo depicting Caligula and a personification of Rome Philo of Alexandria and Seneca the Younger describe Caligula as an insane emperor who was self-absorbed, angry, killed on a whim, and indulged in too much spending and sex.
Suetonius, The Lives of Twelve Caesars, Life of Caligula 50. Modern historians have theorized that Caligula lived with a daily fear of seizures.
Suetonius wrote his history on Caligula 80 years after his death, while Cassius Dio wrote his history over 180 years after Caligula's death.
The band's video, "I Caligula", features Caligula and other members of his court that were important in his rule.
There are few surviving sources on Caligula and no surviving source paints Caligula in a favorable light.
The story is pitched as a free translation of the memoirs of Britannicus (a fictional character created by Burroughs) who was the slave of Caligula from early childhood till Caligula's death.
First, there was Jessica Roberts (Rekha Sharma), who had the temerity to threaten Caligula in her ploy to escape Misty's basement.
When you vote for Democrats, this is what you’re voting for — the party of Caligula, Nero and Elagabalus.
Coppertone Caligula has less foreign-policy gravitas than Your Humble Correspondent.
Not that we’re judging that; in fact, we’re encouraging you to catch “Caligula: the Ultimate Cut” during its road show rollout in theaters, which commenced earlier this month, before it releases on VOD and streaming platforms later on.
Caligula‘s budget was twice that of Star Wars.
During the 2016 campaign, Trump and rival Hillary Clinton to the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula.
The 'Caligula ring' resided to the collection of the Earl of Arundel from 1637 to 1762, at which point it became one of the famous 'Marlborough Gems'.
Curious, I pulled my Penguin Classics paperback of Suetonius’ “The Twelve Caesars” off the shelf and turned to the Caligula chapter.
Do they still have the Walmart and Caligula salads still?
A bronze medal on display in the British Museum shows Agrippina’s ashes being brought back to Rome by Caligula.
Common combinations with caligula
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of caligula 17×
- caligula was 8×
- caligula in 5×
- caligula had 5×
- on caligula 5×
- caligula and 4×
- that caligula 4×
- by caligula 4×
- caligula but 4×
- caligula ad 3×