Cassius Chaerea was an officer if the Praetorian (Imperial) Guard which led the conspiracy to murder the emperor Caligula by this guard.
There was also a Chaereas who was a Character in the prose romance novel called Callirhoe, but regularly referred to as Chaereas and Callirhoe wittten by Chariton, an ancient Greek author.
According to Seutonius there are two versions of Caligula's murder. One had Chaerea coming up behind Caligula and striking him in the neck while his co-conspiraor, Sabinus, stabbed him in the chest. The second version has Sabinus asking Caligula for the days watchword and when he heard it Chaerea, who was behind Caligula, yelled something like "okay" and when Caligula turned his head at the sound of his voice, Chaerea split his jawbone. When that didn't kill him, Caligula was stabbed thirty more times by others in on the plot.
Caligula was assassinated by a group of conspirators within the Praetorian Guard, notably including officers Cassius Chaerea and others. Chaerea, who held a personal grudge against Caligula for his perceived insults and humiliations, played a key role in the assassination on January 24, 41 AD. The plot was part of a larger conspiracy involving several senators and guards who sought to end Caligula's tyrannical rule.
Caligula treated the senate and the two highest social ranks, the particians and the equestrians, harshly. These were conspiracies agianst him. He was murdered by the Preatorian (imperial) Guard led by one of its officers, Cassius Chaerea.
The cast of Caligula - 1975 includes: Marc Bober as Helicon Joris Collet as Octavius Ward de Ravet as Metellus Maurits Goossens as Senectus Yvonne Lex as Caesonia Frans Maas as Caligula Jan Pauwels as Scipio Senne Rouffaer as Chaerea Frans Van den Brande as Lepidus Jaak Van Hombeek as Intendant Gaston Vandermeulen as Mereia Alex Wilequet as Mucius
He was stabbed as a result of a conspiracy, 24th of January, 41AD. His death is often compared to Julius Caesar's death, because they have many similarities. Caligula's wife, and infant child were also killed. His infant daughter's head was smashed against a wall.
Roman Emperor Claudius faced several enemies during his reign, including the Praetorian Guard, who had played a significant role in his predecessor's assassination. He also had to contend with various political rivals within the Roman Senate and aristocracy who saw him as a weak and easily manipulated leader. Additionally, Claudius faced external threats from neighboring tribes and kingdoms, such as the Cherusci and the Parthians, who sought to challenge Roman authority.
Caligula was killed in a passageway leading from the Circus to the palace. The spot was selected because it was rather narrow and his bodyguards would have little or no chance to defend him. Archaeologists recently unearthed the passageway where they believe Caligula was killed.
Sam Dastor has: Played Jimmy in "Coronation Street" in 1960. Played Doctor in "ITV Playhouse" in 1967. Played Groom in "ITV Playhouse" in 1967. Played Dr. Pusey in "Softly Softly: Task Force" in 1969. Played Moji Patel in "Fly Into Danger" in 1972. Played Meyers in "Six Days of Justice" in 1972. Played Michael Bloom in "Crown Court" in 1972. Played George Edalji in "The Edwardians" in 1972. Played Mahdav in "Made" in 1972. Played Paul Hahn in "Van der Valk" in 1972. Performed in "2nd House" in 1973. Played Mr. Anni in "Rooms" in 1974. Played Dr. Ed Spencer in "Space: 1999" in 1975. Played Cassius Chaerea in "I, Claudius" in 1976. Played Captain Pierre Boucharlat in "Wings" in 1977. Played Atard in "Hazell" in 1978. Played The Caliph in "Blakes 7" in 1978. Played Counsel in "Shoestring" in 1979. Played Casca in "Julius Caesar" in 1979. Played Qumrani Businessman in "Yes Minister" in 1980. Played Dr. Longton in "Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective" in 1981. Played Niccolo Machiavelli in "The Borgias" in 1981. Played Angelo in "The Comedy of Errors" in 1983. Played Inspector Ghote in "Storyboard" in 1983. Played Prosecution Counsel in "Jury" in 1983. Played Gandhi in "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy" in 1986. Played Dr. Shafik in "Fortunes of War" in 1987. Played Alun in "Merlin of the Crystal Cave" in 1991. Played Majendie in "A Touch of Frost" in 1992. Played Jean in "The Mixer" in 1992. Played Jim Crombie in "Love Hurts" in 1992. Played V. J. Krishna in "The Heart Surgeon" in 1997. Played Gandhi in "Jinnah" in 1998. Played Dinshawji in "Such a Long Journey" in 1998. Played Ben Seligman in "The Alchemists" in 1999. Played Mr. Graham in "Doctors" in 2000. Played Riyad Barzali in "Spooks" in 2002. Played Hal Ashby in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" in 2004. Played Paul in "Bible Mysteries" in 2004. Played Subhash Chopra in "Chopratown" in 2005. Played Tariq in "Banglatown Banquet" in 2006. Played Kumranistan Ambassador in "Yes, Prime Minister" in 2013.
Senne Rouffaer has: Played Off-screne comment in "Atcha" in 1954. Played Phileas Fogg in "De reis om de wereld in 80 dagen" in 1957. Performed in "De antikwaar" in 1959. Performed in "Proces tegen Jezus" in 1959. Performed in "Ook het kleine telt" in 1959. Performed in "Fanny" in 1959. Played Manko als jongeman in "Manko Kapak" in 1959. Performed in "Het snoer der vreugden" in 1959. Performed in "Veel leven om niets" in 1959. Played Piero Guarandi in "30 Sekonden liefde" in 1959. Played Staatsraad Hernandez in "Het vonnis" in 1960. Performed in "De dood van een handelsreiziger" in 1960. Played Tijl Uilenspiegel in "Tijl Uilenspiegel" in 1961. Performed in "Het mes der barmhartigheid" in 1962. Performed in "Hamlet" in 1962. Played Vets in "Zanzibar" in 1962. Performed in "11 juli-programma" in 1962. Played Rembrandt in "Hendrickje Stoffels" in 1963. Performed in "Simon Turchi" in 1963. Performed in "Roulette" in 1963. Performed in "Eliezer en Sarah" in 1963. Performed in "Want niets blijft verborgen" in 1965. Performed in "De brug van Estaban" in 1965. Played Govert Miereveld in "De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen" in 1966. Played Jessen, steward in "Het afscheid" in 1966. Played Georges in "De verzoeningskamer" in 1966. Played Kolonel in "De bruidskist" in 1966. Performed in "Axel Nort" in 1966. Played Verteller in "De zaak Sacco en Vanzetti" in 1966. Played Mijnheer Serjanszoon in "Mijnheer Serjanszoon" in 1967. Played Elckerlyc in "Un soir, un train" in 1968. Played Dmitri Karamazow in "Gebroeders Karamazow" in 1968. Played Machiavelli in "Storm Over Firenze" in 1968. Played Dartagnan in "De drie Musketiers" in 1968. Played Officier in "Monsieur Hawarden" in 1968. Played Ondervrager in "Lievevrouwbedstro" in 1969. Played De veldpredikant in "Moeder Courage en haar kinderen" in 1969. Played Garinati in "Les gommes" in 1969. Played Jago in "Othello" in 1969. Played Goerki in "Keromar" in 1971. Played Verdediger van Jonny in "Jonny en Jessy" in 1972. Played Van Vlierbeke in "De arme edelman" in 1973. Played Bart in "Moeder Hanna" in 1973. Played Voorman in "Een boerin in Frankrijk" in 1973. Played Van der Velde in "Centraal station" in 1974. Played Chaerea in "Caligula" in 1975. Played Generaal Spinola in "Rubens, schilder en diplomaat" in 1977. Played Baron Riperda in "De brusselse straatzanger" in 1978. Played Jacques de Chatillon in "Dirk van Haveskerke" in 1978. Played Matheas Speermalie in "Maria Speermalie" in 1979. Played The Priest in "Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf" in 1979. Played Rakitin in "Een maand op het land" in 1979. Performed in "Wodka Orange" in 1982. Played Onderzoeksrechter in "Brussels by Night" in 1983. Played Rechter Brack in "Hedda Gabler" in 1984. Played Cutter in "De schorpioen" in 1984. Played Albert in "Istanbul" in 1985. Played Petrus in "Hard Labeur" in 1985. Played Boer Van Paemel in "Het gezin van Paemel" in 1987. Played himself in "Klasgenoten" in 1989. Played Camiel Goedleven in "Commissaris Roos" in 1990. Played Theaterdirekteur in "Commissaris Roos" in 1990. Performed in "Oog in oog" in 1991. Played Father in "Minder dood dan de anderen" in 1992. Played Pa Nellie in "Wittekerke" in 1993. Played Troyon in "De zevende hemel" in 1993. Played Vader van Nellie in "Wittekerke" in 1993. Played Himself (as peasant) in "Buiten de Zone" in 1994. Played Oom Nonkel in "Kulderzipken" in 1995. Played Hennetaster in "De vliegende Hollander" in 1995. Played Dean Schoeters in "Ad Fundum" in 1996. Performed in "Vacance" in 1996. Performed in "Hadewijch" in 1996. Played Commandant in "Recht op recht" in 1998. Performed in "Plankenkoorts: Het verhoor" in 1999. Played Toon Bombeeck in "Spoed" in 2000. Played Leopold in "Saint Amour" in 2001. Played Dr. Louis Hanot in "Verboden te zuchten" in 2001.
John Paul has: Played George Makepeace in "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" in 1950. Played 1st Guard in "The Man with the Gun" in 1952. Played Henry Reynolds in "Dixon of Dock Green" in 1955. Played Counsel for Defence in "ITV Play of the Week" in 1955. Played Connolly in "The Hole in the Wall" in 1955. Played Constable in "Lilli Palmer Theatre" in 1955. Played Mr. Carwell in "Armchair Theatre" in 1956. Played General Smith in "Armchair Theatre" in 1956. Played Police Radio Operator in "The Long Arm" in 1956. Played Walker Chaney in "The Adventures of Aggie" in 1956. Played Staff Officer Operations in "Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst" in 1957. Played Mr. Carmichael in "Sara Crewe" in 1957. Played Sergeant Franks in "The Flesh Is Weak" in 1957. Played Det. Sgt. Nixon in "The Girl in the Picture" in 1957. Played Foreman in "Time Lock" in 1957. Played Lt. Col. Derry in "The Steel Bayonet" in 1957. Played RSO Hughes in "Emergency-Ward 10" in 1957. Played Joe Morgan in "Dial 999" in 1958. Played Customs Officer in "Law and Disorder" in 1958. Played Charles Strang in "ITV Sunday Night Drama" in 1959. Played Phil Gamage in "Kraft Mystery Theater" in 1959. Played Sgt. Ranson in "Violent Moment" in 1959. Played Logan in "The Flying Doctor" in 1959. Played Arthur Dawkins in "No Hiding Place" in 1959. Played Arkwright in "Kraft Mystery Theater" in 1959. Played Philip Main in "Probation Officer" in 1959. Played Phil Gamage in "Deadly Record" in 1959. Played Arkwright in "Breakout" in 1959. Played Edmund Wilson in "Ghost Squad" in 1961. Played Dr. Wells in "The Avengers" in 1961. Played Frank Wood in "Z Cars" in 1962. Played John Hammel in "The Saint" in 1962. Played Laurence Stinton in "Suspense" in 1962. Played Captain Flint in "Swallows and Amazons" in 1963. Played Colonel Richmond in "The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling" in 1963. Played Campbell Carter in "Take Me Over" in 1963. Played David Potter in "First Night" in 1963. Played Jean Calas in "Theatre 625" in 1964. Played Dr. Bernd Gisevius in "The Wednesday Play" in 1964. Played David Bowman in "Thursday Theatre" in 1964. Played Advertising Agent in "The Beauty Jungle" in 1964. Performed in "The Man in Room 17" in 1965. Played Andrew Jolly in "The Troubleshooters" in 1965. Played Porter in "The Man in Room 17" in 1965. Played Brown in "Out of the Unknown" in 1965. Played Inspector Penrose in "Vendetta" in 1966. Played Simons in "Softly Softly" in 1966. Played Barclay in "This Man Craig" in 1966. Performed in "The Man Who Never Was" in 1966. Played Green in "The Fellows" in 1967. Played Whiteman in "The Revenue Men" in 1967. Played Harvey Collier in "Witch Hunt" in 1967. Played The Captain in "A Countess from Hong Kong" in 1967. Played Ataman in "The Jazz Age" in 1968. Performed in "The First Lady" in 1968. Played Pub Group in "The Strange Affair" in 1968. Played Mr. Warrender in "The Blood Beast Terror" in 1968. Played Cassius Chaerea in "The Caesars" in 1968. Played Test Pilot in "Some Girls Do" in 1969. Played Sheriff Lacey in "The Desperados" in 1969. Played General Digby in "Cromwell" in 1970. Played Dr. Spencer Quist in "Doomwatch" in 1970. Played Eric Venables in "Crown Court" in 1972. Played Dr. Quist in "Doomwatch" in 1972. Played Dr. Fenwick in "Crown Court" in 1972. Played Charles Cooper in "Late Night Theatre" in 1972. Played Gerald Painter in "Marked Personal" in 1973. Played Agrippa in "I, Claudius" in 1976. Played The Principal in "Victorian Scandals" in 1976. Played Dr. Kendrick in "The New Avengers" in 1976. Played Doctor in "The New Avengers" in 1976. Played Crispin in "Life and Death of Penelope" in 1976. Played Police Commissioner Richard Hallam in "1990" in 1977. Played Gen. Wilhelm Keitel in "The Bunker" in 1981. Played Sir Richard Considine in "A Spy at Evening" in 1981. Played Home Guard Captain in "Eye of the Needle" in 1981. Played Balfour in "Nancy Astor" in 1982. Performed in "One by One" in 1984. Played Matt Helsten in "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense" in 1984. Played Tiny Smith in "Made in Heaven" in 1990. Played Karl Wolff in "Selling Hitler" in 1991.
The cast of The Sid Caesar Show - 1958 includes: Jeanne Bal as Mrs. Woodward Sid Caesar Art Carney Imogene Coca as Arline Phillips The Kirby Stone Four Shirley MacLaine Cliff Norton Carl Reiner as Woody Woodward Jo Stafford
Paolo Bonacelli has: Played Gedeon in "Cadavere per signora" in 1964. Performed in "I grandi camaleonti" in 1964. Played Zenone in "La congiuntura" in 1964. Played Soldato in "Antonio e Cleopatra" in 1965. Played Capitano Hume in "Superseven chiama Cairo" in 1965. Played Messenger in "Le piacevoli notti" in 1966. Played Geometra in "Il padre di famiglia" in 1967. Performed in "Sette volte sette" in 1968. Played Edward in "Lady Barbara" in 1970. Played Il commissario capo in "I racconti di Padre Brown" in 1970. Performed in "Una prostituta al servizio del pubblico e in regola con le leggi dello stato" in 1970. Performed in "Maddalena" in 1971. Played Vladimiro in "Io e lui" in 1973. Performed in "Giordano Bruno" in 1973. Played Amendola in "Anno uno" in 1974. Played Francesco Bonmartini in "Fatti di gente perbene" in 1974. Played Prof. Bennet in "Milarepa" in 1974. Played Dottor Defendente Massera in "La banca di Monate" in 1975. Played Un magistrato in "Ritratto di donna velata" in 1975. Played Vincenzo Biscetta in "Alle origini della mafia" in 1976. Played Dr. Maxia in "Cadaveri eccellenti" in 1976. Played Antonio Marani in "Cattivi pensieri" in 1976. Performed in "Manon Lescaut" in 1976. Performed in "Per questa notte" in 1977. Played Bocchini in "Antonio Gramsci: i giorni del carcere" in 1977. Played Paolo Mazzarini in "Ritratto di borghesia in nero" in 1978. Played Charles Bovary in "Madame Bovary" in 1978. Played Rifki in "Midnight Express" in 1978. Played Gualtiero in "Buone notizie" in 1979. Played Georges in "Orient-Express" in 1979. Played Ferdinando in "Il cappotto di Astrakan" in 1979. Performed in "Tre ore dopo le nozze" in 1979. Played Chaerea in "Caligola" in 1979. Performed in "Il momento due" in 1979. Performed in "La donna in bianco" in 1980. Played Kamal in "Le guignolo" in 1980. Played Count of Foehn in "Il mistero di Oberwald" in 1980. Performed in "Fosca" in 1981. Performed in "Calderon" in 1981. Performed in "Il diavolo al Pontelungo" in 1982. Played Judge F. Marcucci in "Parole e sangue" in 1982. Played King Ferdinando in "I Remember Nelson" in 1982. Performed in "Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italiani" in 1983. Played Il cameriere in "Sole nudo" in 1984. Performed in "Progetto Atlantide" in 1984. Played Leonardo da Vinci in "Non ci resta che piangere" in 1984. Played Belcredi in "Enrico IV" in 1984. Played Nicholas in "Il cavaliere, la morte e il diavolo" in 1985. Played Tango in "Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti" in 1985. Performed in "La sonata a Kreutzer" in 1985. Played Don Paolo Monti in "Mamma Ebe" in 1985. Played Leviandeur in "Music Hall" in 1986. Played Ing. Pedercini in "Rimini Rimini" in 1987. Played Zinoviev in "Il treno di Lenin" in 1988. Performed in "Festa di Capodanno" in 1988. Performed in "Sei delitti per padre Brown" in 1988. Performed in "Topo Galileo" in 1988. Performed in "I promessi sposi" in 1989. Played Carl Rune in "La moglie ingenua e il marito malato" in 1989. Played The Judge in "Eleonora Pimentel: The Jacobean Marquise" in 1990. Played Eliah in "Fuga dal paradiso" in 1990. Played Andrade in "Cacciatori di navi" in 1990. Played Planchu in "Le roi de Patagonie" in 1990. Played Marcus in "Le gorille" in 1990. Played Priest in "Night on Earth" in 1991. Performed in "Il segno del comando" in 1992. Played Ludovico Mazzullo in "Io speriamo che me la cavo" in 1992. Played Morelli in "Touch and Die" in 1992. Played Mario Gora in "Mille bolle blu" in 1993. Played Mekhizedek in "Abraham" in 1993. Played Prof. Zigote in "Klon" in 1994. Played Chief Doctor in "Nemici intimi" in 1994. Played Antonio in "Vite a termine" in 1995. Played Edoardo Corinto in "La piovra 7 - Indagine sulla morte del commissario Cattani" in 1995. Played Dr. Cavanna in "La sindrome di Stendhal" in 1996. Played Giudice in "Il figlio di Bakunin" in 1997. Played Luigi Mancini in "Alice auf der Flucht" in 1998. Performed in "Una furtiva lacrima" in 1999. Played Amedeo in "Panni sporchi" in 1999. Played Swiss Journalist in "Scarlet Diva" in 2000. Performed in "Gli astronomi" in 2003. Played Dott. Aglieri in "A.A.A. Achille" in 2003. Played Direttore della Galleria Palatina in "The Accidental Detective" in 2003. Played Nonno Giulio in "13dici a tavola" in 2004. Played Monsignore in "Mission: Impossible III" in 2006. Played Professore in "Un attimo sospesi" in 2008. Played Father Benedetto in "The American" in 2010. Played Castellini in "Mother of War" in 2014.