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In AD39, Caligula became Roman Emperor after the death of his great uncle Tiberius. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41), more commonly known by his agnomen Caligula was the third Roman Emperor, reigning until his assassination on 24 January 41. Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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