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?

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In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...

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The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...

In 2011, Maine State Prison launched a pioneering reform program to scale back its use of solitary c...

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Nova and National Geographic present exclusive access to an astounding discovery of ancient fossil h...

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Documentary exploring the making of the third installment of the popular post-apocalyptic roleplayin...

Georgian director Otar Iosseliani prepares his film Jardins en Automne. Nothing is conventional in t...

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devo...

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Kirsty Young celebrates the 70th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip by examining the...