, ▁as ▁he ▁himself ▁fear s ▁the ▁oracle ' s ▁re put ed ▁ability ▁to ▁drive ▁its ▁seek ers ▁ins ane . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁The ▁Dark ▁Prop he cy , ▁he ▁launch es ▁an ▁attack ▁at ▁the ▁Way station , ▁but ▁is ▁defeated ▁by ▁Apol lo ▁and ▁his ▁group . ▁Com mod us ▁man ages ▁to ▁get ▁away ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁second , ▁having ▁been ▁blind ed ▁by ▁Apol lo ' s ▁brief ▁revel ation ▁of ▁his ▁true ▁form . ▁Later , ▁Com mod us ▁joins ▁forces ▁with ▁Cal ig ula ▁and ▁Tar quin ▁to ▁destroy ▁Camp ▁Jup iter ▁but ▁ends ▁up ▁being ▁killed ▁by ▁Apol lo . ▁ ▁Emperor ▁Cal ig ula ▁- ▁The ▁main ▁ant agon ist ▁of ▁The ▁Burn ing ▁Maz e ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁main ▁ant agon ists ▁in ▁The ▁T yr ant ' s ▁T omb ▁alongside ▁Com mod us ▁and ▁Tar quin . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁r uling ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁convention ally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Jul io - Cla ud ian ▁dynast y . ▁Cal ig ula ▁was ▁amb ushed ▁by ▁his ▁Germ ani ▁gu ards ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁mort al ▁death . ▁Following ▁this ▁incident , ▁he ▁employed ▁the ▁St rix ▁and ▁the ▁P and ai ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁him ▁while ▁his ▁fellow ▁em per ors ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁Germ ani . ▁Many ▁years ▁later , ▁Apol lo ▁and ▁Pi per ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁Cal ig ula ▁by ▁his ▁talking ▁horse ▁Inc it atus