5. How do the deaths of Caligula and Nero reveal just how bad
they were as emperors?

They calculated how many years he ruled before his untimely demise. Then they established how likely the rulers were to die after they became emperors and they found a regular set pattern. The researchers examined all those emperors who died violently from the first Emperor Augustus to the last ruler of the united Empire, Theodosius.

Explanation:

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.