Caligula
A thrilling historical epic set in Ancient Rome that you won’t be able to put down…

Read this book in 2010, and its about the mad and cruel Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, aka Caligula. This book will tell us all this Emperor's decadence, cruelty and madness, symptoms he was famous for having it in abundance. The story itself is about Rufus, who's a slave and trainer......more

A gruesome but engaging story detailing life in ancient Rome under the rule of the mad Emperor. The main character in the story is Rufus, a slave singled out for his special ability to train various animals - a useful talent in a time when gladiatorial bouts between man and beast were a common sight......more

Caligula seems to be a mirror of what's happening in some countries right now! A fantastic book told from the point of view of one of Caligula's slaves, with the odd insight from Caligula himself. Human life has always been cheap, but never more so than during Caligula's reign - and this book doesn'......more

Caligula by Douglas Jackson receives three stars by me. The positive aspects are that I felt that the author had thoroughly researched this topic. Jackson delivers the sheer brutality of Caligula and his torturers so vividly in his book that I was shocked and felt deeply emotional at times. I sympat......more

I am a fan of the author and his highly recommended “Of Rome” series, but for some reason it has taken me a while to read his first book, Caligula. The story of the mad emperor is told mainly from the off stage view of a slave, Rufus. Rufus is a talented animal trainer and is forced to be the main ke......more