Saturday, February 21, 2015
Chapter 5- Additional Information
On page 123 Dweck alludes to a Roman emperor, " Jerry Levin of Time Warner was likened by his colleagues to the brutal Roman emperor Caligula." His actual name was Gaius Caesar. Caligula is a name he acquired as a young boy because he wore an army uniform with boots. Caligula is "little boot." Records depict him as a cruel and unpredictable leader. People thought he would take after his great- great- grandfather, Julius Caesar and his great-grandfather, Augustus Caesar. His legacy is that his rule was shaped by lunacy and lust.
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Did not know that. Thanks for the interesting info. Jen!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite stories from Latin lore, which may or may not be true, was that Caligula named his horse a senator to prove a point.
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