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Archeologists: Caligula was ‘maniac’
MSNBC ^ | 8/11/03

Posted on 08/11/2003 12:44:41 PM PDT by LibWhacker

ROME, Aug. 11 — For centuries scholars have debated whether Caligula, the Roman empire’s eccentric third ruler, was a megalomaniac who dared to defy the gods or a maligned emperor whose caprices were exaggerated after his death.

NOW A GROUP of archaeologists digging up Caligula’s ancient palace say they have finally found concrete evidence that he was indeed a “maniac” who turned one of Rome’s most revered temples into the front porch of his residence.

“Everyone knows this guy was a little crazy. But now we have proof that he was completely off his rocker, that he thought he was one of the gods,” Darius Arya, one of the directors of the excavation, said on Monday.

“It’s like someone — a president or a king or you know, Bill Gates — turning St. Peter’s into their entrance hall,” he said during a break from the dig in the Roman Forum in the heart of Italy’s capital.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archeologists; caligula; emperorgaius; godsgravesglyphs; maniac; romanempire
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To: Savage Beast
"If not checked, the Left will lead the world into a hell of decadence and depravity."

Agreed, though what they'll wind up with is an entire world with all the social amenities of Saudi Arabia.

21 posted on 08/11/2003 3:01:39 PM PDT by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions = Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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To: cake_crumb
And the Leftists will say, "I hate it. I wish we hadn't destroyed America." That is...the Leftists who survive the shariah.
22 posted on 08/11/2003 6:00:05 PM PDT by Savage Beast (The American Heartland--the Spirit of Flight 93)
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To: Savage Beast
"Oderint dum metuant" ---

("Let them hate so long as they fear.")---

-Caligula.

23 posted on 08/11/2003 6:07:39 PM PDT by Beowulf
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To: Hodar
LOL! I love the biting humor of this! (And great tag as well!) Thank you.
24 posted on 08/11/2003 6:52:06 PM PDT by alwaysconservative (I like everyone else's tag better than mine.)
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To: Beowulf
"Oderint dum metuant"
The War Cry of the Left

25 posted on 08/11/2003 7:12:56 PM PDT by Savage Beast (The American Heartland--the Spirit of Flight 93)
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A Blast from the Past.

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26 posted on 02/06/2006 11:34:46 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Islam is medieval fascism, and the Koran is a medieval Mein Kampf.)
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27 posted on 10/19/2008 4:24:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, October 11, 2008 !!!)
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There is no truth in the story of "water on the ropes" which is supposed to have occurred during the raising of the obelisk, the work on which was, however, suspended during the summer. On the top, in place of the golden urn, said to contain the ashes of Caesar, was placed a bronze emblem of Pope Sixtus containing a relic of the cross. At the base are four bronze lions supported by a high pedestal.
The Obelisk: repositioned by Fontana, September 10, 1586
(see, now that's an example of desecration)
This topic was posted 08/11/2003, thanks LibWhacker.

28 posted on 07/19/2022 7:54:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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