Murderous Monarchs Quiz

michellemoran · Post by **michellemoran** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 2:33 am

Thanks, Divia! Not sure it will definitely be the topic, but if it is, it would be told from a the POV of the women around Caligula.

cw gortner · Post by **cw gortner** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 3:13 am

[quote=""michellemoran""]He was also said to have tried to make his horse a Consul, which has to count for something in the eccentric department.[/quote]

I've always loved that horse story. The awful Penthouse movie aside, Caligula is generally not very well covered in film or books. I'd love to read your take on his story.

michellemoran · Post by **michellemoran** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 3:30 am

Thank you, Christopher! Well, I'm waiting breathlessly for Catherine. I've always had a thing for the Medicis.

annis · Post by **annis** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 3:34 am

That reminds me, I just read a novel recently about Caligula, by Scottish author Douglas Jackson, called, unsurprisingly, "Caligula".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Caligula-Dougla ... 0593060601

There's an interview with the author here:
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/feature ... 4281808.jp

I think that there would certainly be room for one which focuses on the POV of the women in Caligula's life.

michellemoran · Post by **michellemoran** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 3:59 am

Thank you for the links, Annis. I really, really want to read this, but I'm afraid...

If I decide to do something different form Caligula, this will be the first book I order!!

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 3:59 am

8/10. Missed the one about the wardrobe malfunction, and how Attila died.

michellemoran · Post by **michellemoran** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 4:01 am

Yah, the Attila one was a guess for me!

Alaric · Post by **Alaric** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 7:06 am

I got 8/10, although I did guess a few. I got Elizabeth Bathory and Tamurlane wrong.

Carine · Post by **Carine** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 9:52 am

I got only 6/10 ! The ones I had wrong were : Elizabeth Bàrthory, Tamerlane, Nero and the one about the wardrobe malfunction.

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Thu October 16th, 2008, 11:17 am

[quote=""michellemoran""]Well, at the risk of getting way ahead of myself, it will probably be about Caligula's reign, which was.. well, filled with debauchery and all around insanity. Probably there was a little less debauchery than was actually reported by his enemies, but there was debauchery nevertheless. He was also said to have tried to make his horse a Consul, which has to count for something in the eccentric department.[/quote]

Wasn't he the baddie in The Robe?