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Explanation: The tyrannical Roman Emperor Caligula was not known as Caligula during his reign. ‘Caligula’ means ‘Little boots’ or ‘Little sandals’, from the military footwear of Roman legionaries - when Caligula was a young boy, his father, Germanicus, took him with him on campaigns, dressed up in a miniature soldier’s outfit. The troops loved him, and took to calling him Caligula - a nickname which he did not appreciate when he was older!
His actual birthname was Gaius Julius Ceasar, which reaaaaally doesn’t help historians talk, since half the family had that name…
TIL
Would you rather I called you “Shithead” instead?
