# Caligula — The Social Contract character guide

> Caligula in The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Emperor Caligula, Caligula

**First appearance:** 0007-iii-the-right-of-the-strongest

## Who they are

Roman emperor cited as example of tyranny and absurd power.

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