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Caligula and Nero are two of Rome’s strangest emperors. Within both of their reigns, they both did very weird, even insane things. Of course, arguing over the sanity of people that lived almost two thousand years ago is futile at best. There is just no possible way to know for sure whether they had mental deficiencies or anything of that sort. However, while looking at the deeds of both of these emperors, one can do nothing but suspect the position almost required a degree of insanity. Almost all accounts of Caligula and his rule as emperor contain elements of madness, cruelty, extravagance, and things of that sort. In several sources it is noted that Caligula was quite insecure of his hair, or lack thereof. In fact, it was a capital crime for someone to stand above him and look down upon his head. Also, he sometimes ordered those with a fine head of hair to be shaved. He made up for lack of hair on his head by an abundance of body-hair. About this too he could be equally sensitive; even the mention of "hairy goats" in conversation was dangerous. He used to grimace, which he practiced in front of a mirror, and he was an impressive orator. Though he acted very strangely in his later career, Caligula started out just as almo