Caligula with Mary Beard

About Caligula with Mary Beard

What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (12-41), nicknamed Caligula? Professor Mary Beard explains what is accurate and what is mythical in the historical accounts that portray him as an unbalanced despot.

Caligula with Mary Beard is a 2013 documentary history film directed by Hugo Macgregor. Mary Beard stars as Self - Host, Greg Woolf as Self - Historian, Timothy Peter Wiseman as Self - Historian, and Catharine Edwards as Self - Historian.

It runs 60 minutes and was released in July 2013. Written by Mary Beard.

Shelv files it under archeology, ancient rome, roman empire, and 1st century. In the United States it streams on Acorn TV, Amazon Prime Video, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Caligula, Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar, and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix make useful companions to Caligula with Mary Beard, all filed under caligula.