The police said the statue was shod with a pair of the "caligae" military boots favoured by the emperor – real name Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; as a boy, Gaius accompanied his father on campaigns in Germany; the soldiers were amused he wore a miniature uniform, and gave him his nickname Caligula, or "little boot".
(The Guardian)
La noticia de que la tumba de Calígula, el emperador romano sinónimo de depravación y locura, habría sido encontrada cerca del lago Nemi, 30 kilómetros al sur de Roma, donde el césar que quiso nombrar cónsul a su caballo (Incitato) disponía de una gran villa y de grandes barcos que servían de palacios flotantes, se deshincha.
(El País)
The tomb of Caligula has been unearthed in Italy almost 2,000 years after his death, it has been claimed.
(Daily Mail)
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