Gaius Julius Caeser Augustus Germanicus

Son of Tiberius' adopted son, Germanicus
Got the name 'Little boots'/'Caligula' because he went on military campaigns with Germanicus in childhood
Tiberius killed Germanicus because of political rivalry
Brother and mother banished for treason
Lived with great-grandmother, then grandmother
One brother went to prison for treason, other exiled one died
Went to live with Tiberius, had a good relationship
Tiberius dies and leaves throne to Caligula and his cousin Tiberius Gemellus
Has Tiberius Gemellus killed by friend Marco
Extremely popular initially, "our star", admired by all
Large bonuses to the military, first time this way done
Recalled exiles, reimbursed people harmed by the tax system
Massive gladiator battles, cut taxes (Milton Friedman)
Fell ill, (people blamed baths, sex, overeating, and alcohol); probably neurosphyllis
Deified his sister Drusilla who may have been involved sexually with him
Killed "loyal friends", many plots against his life
Publicised accounts of public government funds
Restored democratic elections
Financial crisis, asked for the public to lend the state money
Taxes on lawsuits, marriage, and prostitution, auctioning lives of gladiators, taking pillaged spoils of war, extorted money from highway commissioners
Improvements to harbours, built an ampitheatre, extended the palace, started two aqueducts, moved an Egyptian Obelisk to Rome, built a racetrack, repaired city walls and temples in Syracuse, built new roads
Built a floating bridge for two miles from Baiae to Puteoli to ride his horse over
Built two massive ships on the sacred Lake Nemi as a floating palace and temple
Ordered conspiring senators to death and foiled several conspiracies
Annexed Mauretania, planned on capturing Britainnia
Referred to himself as a god, dressed as gods and demigods, presented himself as a god to the public, and had people worship him as a god
Erected statues of himself in temples, replaced heads on other god's statues with his own
Crushed several eastern conspiracies, ordered a statue of himself built in the Temple of Jerusalem
Reportedly tried to make his hourse Inciatus a priest and consul
Ordered whole sections of the crowd to be eated by animals at games
Assassinated by the Praetorian Guard and Cassius Chaerea for personal reasons (insults to Cassius Chaerea)