Canter, Caligula-whose favorite phrase was reportedly “Remember that I have the right to do anything to anybody”-often accentuated his off-putting visage by making faces “intended to inspire horror and fright.” Fully aware of his “naturally frightful and hideous” countenance, according to historian H.V.
Contemporary accounts are filled with descriptions of the infamous ruler’s misshapen head, ill-proportioned body, enormous feet and thinning hair. Composite portraits of Augustus (left) and Maximinus Thrax (right)Ĭaligula, the Roman emperor best known for his profligacy, sadism, rumored incestuous relationships and unhealthy obsession with a horse, wasn’t exactly handsome.
