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. Was he a sadistic tyrant, as Roman historians have told, or perhaps the truth about him was manipulated because of political interests?
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mary BeardSelf - Host | Self - Host |
| GGreg WoolfSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
| TTimothy Peter WisemanSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
| CCatharine EdwardsSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
| HHenry HurstSelf - Archeologist | Self - Archeologist |