#OnThisDay - 24 January - in AD 41 the third Roman Emperor Gaius, better known by his nickname Caligula, was assassinated by a conspiracy headed by the military tribune Cassius Chaerea. #AncientHistory 🏺

Image: RIC 1 Gaius 1; Münzkabinett Wien (RÖ 5199). Link - https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gai.1