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He describes her as a woman of reckless extravagance and wantonness, whom Caligula nonetheless loved passionately and faithfully. [4] According to Cassius Dio , the two entered into an affair some time before their marriage, either late in AD 39 or early in 40, and the emperor's choice of a bride was an unpopular one. [ 5 ]
Caligula's marriage to Caesonia as relates to Julia Drusilla, their daughter, is subject to dispute by historians. Suetonius states that Caligula loved Caesonia sincerely, passionately, and faithfully, even before the two were married and until the day Caligula died, [ 3 ] even though Suetonius is otherwise heavily critical of Caligula's ...
The gens Caesonia was a plebeian family of ancient Rome. They first appear in history during the late Republic , remaining on the periphery of the Roman aristocracy until the time of Nero . Roman empress Milonia Caesonia , the last wife of the emperor Caligula was presumably descended from the Caesonii, as she bore their nomen .
Mirren, who plays Caesonia, Caligula’s wife, took it in good humour, calling the film “an irresistible mix of art and genitals”. But critics were appalled.
Cassius proceeds to murder Caligula's wife Caesonia, and their infant daughter Julia Drusilla, attempting to wipe out the Imperial family once and for all. While the suddenly-leaderless Praetorian Guard are looting the palace, they come upon Claudius, hiding behind a curtain, and proclaim him Emperor over his own protestations.
Jennifer Nettles. Mark Hill/FOX Jennifer Nettles is ready to round up a new crop of singles when season 2 of Farmer Wants a Wife premieres on FOX Thursday, February 1. The show introduces four ...
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Like a bittersweet scene straight out of "The Notebook," a video has surfaced on social media of a 92-year-old man singing a love song to his dying wife in her hospital room.