On this day in AD 12, Caligula was born
August 31, 2015
Text by Annabel Rock-Clarke Image © Mint Imperials Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was born in Antium on the 31st August AD 12. He is more commonly known as Caligula. He was the son of the extremely popular general, Germanicus, a nephew of Augustus who was adopted by the emperor Tiberius but died young at age 34, …
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On this day in 359, the emperor Gratian was born
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A coin of Pontius Pilate for Easter
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