Here's another Caligula POD.
According to a program I just saw on Caligula, he started out as a decent emperor, got sick 6 months after his coronation, and went nuts shortly after that.
In this timeline, the illness that causes Caligula to go mad occurs 12 months earlier. As a result, he is not made emperor.
How does the empire evolve? Who is elected emperor, if anyone? Does Rome go back to a republican form of government? A constitutional monarchy (like in the other Caligula POD)? Note that there is no adoption involved here, so it's not obvious who the next ruler would be.
According to a program I just saw on Caligula, he started out as a decent emperor, got sick 6 months after his coronation, and went nuts shortly after that.
In this timeline, the illness that causes Caligula to go mad occurs 12 months earlier. As a result, he is not made emperor.
How does the empire evolve? Who is elected emperor, if anyone? Does Rome go back to a republican form of government? A constitutional monarchy (like in the other Caligula POD)? Note that there is no adoption involved here, so it's not obvious who the next ruler would be.