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Caligula

Book cover of Caligula
CaligulaAlbert CamusCycle of the Absurd, book 3

Characters in Caligula

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Caligula

    Roman emperor whose grief over his sister's death drives him into a campaign of absolute, destructive freedom.

Antagonists

  • Cherea

    A patrician who comes to see Caligula's tyranny as intolerable and organizes the conspiracy against him.

Supporting characters

  • Caesonia

    Caligula's mistress, who stays loyal to him even as his cruelty escalates.

  • Helicon

    Caligula's confidant and enabler.

  • Scipio

    A young poet whose father Caligula had killed, torn between hatred and understanding of the emperor.

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