▁Dr us illa , ▁daughter ▁of ▁August us ." ▁ ▁Imp act ▁on ▁economy ▁ ▁Julia ▁Dr us illa ' s ▁birth ▁gave ▁Cal ig ula ▁an ▁additional ▁exc use ▁to ▁imp ose ▁heav ier ▁tax es ▁on ▁the ▁emp ire ▁for ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁parent hood . ▁Su eton ius ▁quotes ▁him ▁to ▁have ▁compla ined , ▁" In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁so vere ig nt y , ▁I ▁must ▁now ▁shoulder ▁that ▁of ▁father hood ." ▁He ▁prompt ly ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁collection ▁for ▁her ▁education ▁and ▁dow ry . ▁Su eton ius ▁said ▁that ▁" after ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁his ▁daughter , ▁compla ining ▁of ▁his ▁pover ty , ▁and ▁the ▁bur dens ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁subject ed , ▁not ▁only ▁as ▁an ▁em peror , ▁but ▁a ▁father , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁general ▁collection ▁for ▁her ▁maintenance ▁and ▁fortune . ▁He ▁like wise ▁gave ▁public ▁notice , ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁receive ▁new - year ' s ▁g ifts ▁on ▁the ▁cal ends ▁of ▁January ▁following ; ▁and ▁accordingly ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁vest ib ule ▁of ▁his ▁house , ▁to ▁cl utch ▁the ▁presents ▁which ▁people ▁of ▁all ▁ranks ▁threw ▁down ▁before ▁him ▁by ▁hand ful s ▁and ▁lap ful s . ▁At ▁last , ▁being ▁seized ▁with ▁an ▁inv inci ble ▁desire ▁of ▁feeling ▁money , ▁taking ▁off ▁his ▁sli ppers , ▁he ▁repeatedly ▁walked ▁over ▁great ▁he aps ▁of ▁gold ▁coin ▁spread ▁upon ▁the ▁sp a cious ▁floor , ▁and ▁then ▁lay ing