The Lives of the Caesars · Character
Jupiter
Chief Roman god, often invoked by emperors.
minor
Also known as Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Custos, Jupiter Capitolinus, Jupiter Cassius, Jupiter Olympius
First appearance: book i the deified julius
Jupiter shows up with force in Book IV: Gaius Caligula. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The chief god; Caligula placed himself beside a statue of Jupiter and asked a tragic actor which was greater, then had the actor flayed for hesitating.
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