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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joe Geranio, post: 394991, member: 4473&quot;]On the history of the Julio Claudian princeps you must be careful on the sources.&nbsp; Suetonius had a huge axe to grind against most of them.&nbsp; Look at the numismatic eveidence.&nbsp; Supposedly Caligula hated being related to Agrippa, then why was there an AES struck with a portrait of Agrippa?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Think about Caligula and his situation:</p><p><br /></p><p>Germancicus (his father) dies under suspicion</p><p>Had to spend years on Capri with Tiberius</p><p>Tiberius had his brothers and mother killed.</p><p>Had to show deference to Tiberius</p><p>Was only 20 or so at this time (on Capri)</p><p>Thrust into World rule at 25 years of age</p><p><br /></p><p>I know he was not the best ruler, but it was a very complicated situation.&nbsp; How much of the rumors were true?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Joe[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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