SCW) Caligula and Claudius were two Roman emperors who came to power one after the other. Even though they came from the same dynasty, the Julio-Claudian, they were completely different people. Several points and facts about their lives described in source 6.3. portrays what it was like to live in the Roman Empire in those times. Caligula was considered a madman, otherwise he would have been the monster of ancient Rome. He transferred all the power of government to himself, coming closest to absolute monarchy. His proclamations of being a god, building a golden statue of himself and dressing it in the clothes he wore today (SCW 6.3. p75) give a clear idea of ​​his obsession with himself. From the facts known about him, his reign was one of the craziest periods in the history of Rome. Claudio was totally different from him. He was "a modest and unassuming man who refused to take the title of Emperor..." (SCW 6.3 p75). After Caligula's reign, the Romans thought that all new rules would be like his, but they were wrong. After the death of Caligula the kingdom fell to Claudius. He would reconcile all his ideas and actions with the senators. He was more of a philosopher and civil governor, rather than an emperor of the Roman Empire. People respected him for everything he did for them, and he was one of the most loved