Caligula dutifully asked the Senate to approve divine honours for his predecessor but was turned down, in line with senatorial and popular opinion regarding the dead emperor's worth. Caligula did not push the issue; he had made the necessary gesture of filial respect. Tiberius' will named two heirs, Caligula and Gemellus, but the latter was still a minor, and could not hold any kind of office. The will was annulled with the standard justification that Tiberius must have been insane when he composed it, incapable of good judgment. Although Tiberius' will had been legally set aside, Caligula honoured many of its terms, and in some cases, improved on them. Tiberius had provided each praetorian guardsman with a generous gratitude payment of 500 sesterces. Caligula doubled this, and took credit for its payment as an act of personal generosity; he also paid bonuses to the city troops and the army outside Italy. Every citizen in Rome was given 150 sesterces, and heads of households twice that amount. Building projects on the Palatine hill and elsewhere were also announced, which would have been the largest of these expenditures.
caligula dutifully asked the senate to approve divine honours for his predecessor but was turned down in line with senatorial and popular opinion regarding the dead emperor's worth caligula did not push the issue; he had made the necessary gesture of filial respect tiberius' will named two heirs caligula and gemellus but the latter was still a minor and could not hold any kind of office the will was annulled with the standard justification that tiberius must have been insane when he composed it incapable of good judgment although tiberius' will had been legally set aside caligula honoured many of its terms and in some cases improved on them tiberius had provided each praetorian guardsman with a generous gratitude payment of 500 sesterces caligula doubled this and took credit for its payment as an act of personal generosity; he also paid bonuses to the city troops and the army outside italy every citizen in rome was given 150 sesterces and heads of households twice that amount building projects on the palatine hill and elsewhere were also announced which would have been the largest of these expenditures