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Ancient Roman Texts Suggest ‘Madman’ Caligula May Have Actually Been A Medical Savant

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Most people know Caligula as one of history’s most deranged rulers: a bloodthirsty Roman emperor who supposedly made his horse a consul and murdered people for entertainment. But ...
Yale Environment 360

Was Caligula a madman? Maybe. But he also knew his medicine, scholars find

Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd’s knowledge of medicinal plants, according to a new Yale study. The study, by the ...
Fox News

Ancient Roman emperor Caligula had an unexpected interest in medicinal plants, historians find

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...
Artnet

Ancient Rome’s Most Notorious Emperor Was Also a Medicine Nerd, New Study Reveals

There’s no rehabilitating the reputation of Caligula. The 1st-century C.E. Roman Emperor has gone down in the annals of history accused of deeply transgressive behavior, to say nothing of his ...
Popular Science

Mad emperor Caligula may have been a big plant guy

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