Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that Caligula’s real name was Gaius. When he was 2-3 years old, he accompanied his father on a military campaign wearing a miniature uniform devised by his mother, complete with little army boots.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down12
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Caligula’s real name was Gaius. When he was 2-3 years old, he accompanied his father on a military campaign wearing a miniature uniform devised by his mother, complete with little army boots.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoGaius was a really popular Roman name, Gaius Julius Caesar, Gaius Octavius, etc.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoAnd that triggered me to go read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_(praenomen/), thank you
Gaius was a really popular Roman name, Gaius Julius Caesar, Gaius Octavius, etc.
And that triggered me to go read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_(praenomen/), thank you