(noun.) Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41).
编辑:摩尔
双语例句
Caligula, when he put his brother to death, gave it as a reason to the Senate that the youth was afraid of being murdered. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
Caligula (37 to 41 A.D.) was insane, but the empire carried on during four years of eccentricity at its head. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Caligula valued himself for being a notable dancer; and to deny that he excelled in that manly accomplishment was high treason. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
I had read Goldsmith's History of Rome, and had formed my opinion of Nero, Caligula, etc. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.简·爱.