The real ancient coin Assarium 37-38 gg. Aspurg. Caligula bronze Aspurg 1st reign Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Latin) Gaius Iulius Caesar Augustus Germanicus), also known by his agnomen (nickname) Caligula (lat. Caligula (August 31, 12 A.D. Antius - January 24, 41 A.D. Rome) - Roman Emperor (37 years), the third representative of the dynasty Julius-Klavdiev; also - the great pontiff (Latin Pontifex Maximus), tribune (Latin Tribuniciae potestatis), the father of the homeland (Latin) Pater patriae (from 38), four times consul (37, 39-41). Caligula was the third son of the early deceased Germanicus, a famous general and potential heir to Tiberius. The older Caligula brothers became the victim of intrigues at the imperial court, which he experienced thanks to his youth and the protection of influential relatives. After his death, Tiberius became emperor with the support of the Prefect of the Praetorians, Macron, and began his reign by abolishing the repressive and unpopular measures of his predecessor. His subsequent policies were characterized by increasing self-government and confrontation with the Senate, which set much of the Roman nobilities against him. Significantly increased the expenses of the state and imperial treasury by organizing large-scale construction and rich ideas, which gained a reputation as a waste. During the incomplete four years of Caligula's reign, he annexed Mauretania, personally conducted maneuvers in Germany, planned an invasion of Britain. He was killed by his closest associates in a palace coup. Caligula's reign has been remembered by contemporaries and posterity as cruel and lustful tyrant-crazy, although modern historiography attempts to move away from the biased assessments of ancient authors. Aspurg (Tiberius Julius Aspurg, Riskuporid I Aspurg; Latin Tiberius Julius Aspurgus; c. 15 BC - 37 AD) was king of the Bosporan kingdom in the first century AD.