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Hey look, it's Little Boots! (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Explanation: The tyrannical Roman Emperor Caligula was not known as Caligula during his reign. 'Caligula' means 'Little boots' or 'Little sandals', from the military footwear of Roman legionaries - when Caligula was a young boy, his father, Germanicus, took him with him on campaigns, dressed up in a miniature soldier's outfit. The troops loved him, and took to calling him Caligula - a nickname which he did not appreciate when he was older!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

His actual birthname was Gaius Julius Ceasar, which reaaaaally doesn't help historians talk, since half the family had that name..

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

TIL

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Would you rather I called you "Shithead" instead?

this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2025
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