A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . — The family of the Caesars. Sardonyx cameo. Inliis holding the globe;Julius Caesar in heaven attended by Drusus; Augustus on a Pegasus attendedheavenward by Cupid. In the centre Tiberius and Livia enthroned; in front of themAntonia, Germanieus in armor, his wife Agrippina, and the y(mng Caligula; behindthe throne the younger Drusus and Julia Livilla. Below, captives from Germanyand elsewhere. With one exception, the largest engraved gem known, —13 inches by11 inches. Sent to Paris from Constantinoi)le by
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . — The family of the Caesars. Sardonyx cameo. Inliis holding the globe;Julius Caesar in heaven attended by Drusus; Augustus on a Pegasus attendedheavenward by Cupid. In the centre Tiberius and Livia enthroned; in front of themAntonia, Germanieus in armor, his wife Agrippina, and the y(mng Caligula; behindthe throne the younger Drusus and Julia Livilla. Below, captives from Germanyand elsewhere. With one exception, the largest engraved gem known, —13 inches by11 inches. Sent to Paris from Constantinoi)le by II., the last Latin emperorof Constantinople (1228-1261). (Paris, National Library.) ment.^ His education had been wickedly neglected; he was not with-out intelligence and wit, but incapable of application. The only studyhe cared for was oratory. He was passionately fond of the theatre, 1 The nickname Caligula was given him by the soldiers in his childhood,from the little soldiers boots he wore with the costume of the legionaries. CALIGULA SUCCEEDS TI BE HI US. 87. (lancing, singing, gladiatorial combats, chariot races in the circus,and had shattered his constitution in unbridled sensuality. Tiberius,when he saw him, was alarmed at his conditiou, and set to work to re-store the health of his grand-nephew, and in some degree to repair hisneglected education. Caius showed himself a master of dissimulation,and impUcitly yielded to all the moods and peculiarities of the old man,whom in his heart he al)h()rred. He sought the favor of the powerfulprefect of the guard. Macro, to secure his succession, and obtained days before the death of Tiberius, Caiuswas informed, and at once sent messages tothe legates and the legions to prej^are every-thing necessary for the transfer of tlie gov-ernment. Tiberius died on the sixteenth ofMarch, o7, aged seventy-eight. Kome breathed a sigh of relief on hear-ing the news. The skilful management ofMacro, and the enthus
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