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Caligula's actions as emperor were described as being especially harsh to the Senate, the nobility and the equestrian order.

According to Josephus, these actions led to several failed conspiracies against Caligula.

Eventually, a successful murder was planned by officers within the Praetorian Guard led by Cassius Chaerea.

The plot is described as having been planned by three men, but many in the Senate, army and equestrian order were said to have been informed of it and involved in it.