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RE: Why Do You Think They Killed Caligula?
March 28, 2020 at 11:32 am
He thought it was a funny joke to put sand in the anal lubricant at the mid-week orgy....
So it was justified.
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RE: Why Do You Think They Killed Caligula?
March 28, 2020 at 1:08 pm
The result of a cost vs benefit analysis.
And I heard the parties had become lame.
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RE: Why Do You Think They Killed Caligula?
March 28, 2020 at 1:14 pm
(March 28, 2020 at 12:44 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: (March 28, 2020 at 5:49 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: So, what do you think? Why did they kill him?
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Executed for dereliction of duty.
Nonsense. He attacked the Senate, robbed from the rich to give to himself, protected his position by bribing the army, declared himself divine, and embarked on a number of ego-boosting building projects. These are all things emperors are supposed to do.
He fulfilled his duty in grand style.
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RE: Why Do You Think They Killed Caligula?
March 28, 2020 at 1:33 pm
They didn't kill Caligula.
Caligula killed them then rewrote history.
He retired to Ireland.
Dying to live, living to die.
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RE: Why Do You Think They Killed Caligula?
March 28, 2020 at 1:42 pm
The powerful regardless of religion or class, or nationality are all about power. Our species flaw is not understanding Sagan's Pale Blue Dot speech.
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RE: Why Do You Think They Killed Caligula?
March 28, 2020 at 2:14 pm
(March 28, 2020 at 1:14 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (March 28, 2020 at 12:44 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: Executed for dereliction of duty.
Nonsense. He attacked the Senate, robbed from the rich to give to himself, protected his position by bribing the army, declared himself divine, and embarked on a number of ego-boosting building projects. These are all things emperors are supposed to do.
He fulfilled his duty in grand style.
Boru
He also wanted to move the empire's capital from Rome to Alexandria. This may have been the last straw for the senate and the praetorian guard who had already lost most of their influence to control his lunacy. One of the chief assassins, Cassius
Chaerea, may also have had republican motives for killing Caligula.
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RE: Why Do You Think They Killed Caligula?
March 28, 2020 at 2:58 pm
(March 28, 2020 at 1:42 pm)Brian37 Wrote: The powerful regardless of religion or class, or nationality are all about power. Our species flaw is not understanding Sagan's Pale Blue Dot speech.
Powerful people are about power. Brilliant.
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