Why Is Julius Caesar Justified

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus also known as Caligula, was the first Roman emperor to be assassinated. This was because Caligula was seen as a mad tyrant. He wanted to have a glorious reputation as conqueror like his predecessors however, after several failed military campaigns, Caligula's ineptitude as a commander became evident. Military campaigns did not come cheap as Rome's treasury was depleting rapidly. Caligula's short reign of five years had done little to benefit the people of Rome. He arguably did more for himself than his people He even demanded that a statue of him be erected in the temple of Jerusalem which caused riots in Judaea. and had incestual affairs with his sisters and committed adultery with other men's wives which most likely a reason why Caligula had been remarried 4 times. Caligula's selfish spending lead to the rapid depletion the Roman treasury’s finances faster than they could make the money through taxes and extortion. Due to Caligula’s irresponsibility a plot formed between the Praetorian Guard, the Senate and the equestrian order, and in January of 41 A.D. Caligula was stabbed to death, along with his wife and daughter, by …show more content…
Some say that was the way that he was because he after six months of beginning his reign he Caligula fell very ill. Caligula made a recovery he returned as a changed man. The illness was blamed to be the reason why Caligula changed as it could have affected his mind. However, while Caligula’s behavior may have been due to the belligerent environment Roman politics to which he was exposed to constantly. Therefore this would be a symptom of him being in a negative environment than an actual disorder. Regardless, he still managed to squander the funds of Rome in various, fruitless campaigns in less than five years and enrage his own people in even