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b'Imagine being so destructive, and so capricious in your violence and sadism, that even two thousand years after you shake off your mortal coil, your childhood nickname still evokes wickedness, wantonness, and profound corruption among all who hear it.\\nWelcome to Trashy Royals, friends, where we begin with Rome\\u2019s third emperor \\u2013 and among its most notorious \\u2013 Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to his parents as Caligula (\\u201cLittle Boots\\u201d in their native tongue).\\nCaligula\\u2019s path to Roman Emperor was bloody and twisted, with his family murdered or exiled by Emperor Tiberius, who in turn became something of a sadism teacher to his receptive student. History is replete with examples of poor rulers and bad people, but few figures combine the worst of both as shockingly as Caligula.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'