And He Came Near Assuming A Crown At Once And Changing The Semblance Of A Principate Into The Form Of A Monarchy Risen Above The Elevation Of Princes And Kings Gaius Began From That Time On To Lay Claim To Divine Majesty And Voices Whispered In His Ear Steal The Statues Of The Gods Remove Their Heads And Put Your Own In Their Place Destroy Your Fellow Men They Are Not Worthy Of Your Presence From Baldhead To Baldhead Bid Them To Be Led Away Humiliate Them In Public Serve Them To The Beasts When They Protest Their Innocence Cut Off Their Tongue And Put Them Back Again Remember That You Have The Right To Do Anything To Anyone All Must Pay For Any Act Of Disrespect There Is No Antidote Against Caesar All Hail Caesar All Hail Caesar All Hail Caesar Mad With Power, Gaius Assailed Mankind Of Almost Every Epoch With No Less Envy And Malice Than Insolence And Cruelty He Respected Neither His Own Chastity Nor That Of Anyone Else And In Reckless Extravagance He Outdid The Prodigals Of All Times In Ingenuity