Talk:Caligula/@comment-5525892-20121022010130

I added "Tragic Villains" because his parents and brothers were murdered on the orders of Tiberius when he was a kid, because he may have been corrupted by living with Tiberius on Capri - an island filled with debauchery and disgusting perversities - for a couple of years (which may have helped to corrupt him), and he was actually a good emperor until he suffered a terrible illness in the second year of his reign. The recovery from this illness left a terrible effect on his psyche. My Latin teacher, who knew Roman history like the back of her hand, admitted that, had this not happened, Caligula would have ruled much longer, and would today be known as perhaps one of Rome's most beloved emperors, right up their with Trajan (who is considered the best Roman Emperor) and Marcus Aurelius.