PDF 📄Ancient author: Josephos, Judean Antiquities 19.119-153 (link). Comments: Josephos’ account of the death of emperor Gaius Caligula is aimed at demonstrating the power of Josephos’ Judean god even over foreign rulers.  But in the process of relating details, Josephos includes a somewhat detailed episode involving the reaction of the so-called German bodyguard. Josephos’ description … Continue reading Germans: Josephos characterizes Caligula’s bodyguard as savage (late first century CE)