{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#572 | Caligula | Psychopath, Sadist, Emperor","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b982877b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1386,"description":"In part one of our three-part series on \"Tyrants of the Roman Empire,\" we'll meet Caligula, the notorious Roman emperor known for his cruelty and excess.  \n\nOnce hailed as a promising leader, Caligula's reign quickly devolved into a nightmare, filled with public executions and humiliations. \n\nCaligula's chilling dinner party threat\nCaligula's background and rise to power\nTiberius's influence on young Caligula\nPublic approval and the initial Golden Age\nCaligula's mysterious illness and recovery\nShift to cruelty and public humiliations\nCaligula's obsession with divinity\nExtravagant projects and bizarre military orders\nAssassination by his own guard\nLegacy of despotism and unchecked power\n\n Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/caligula","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}