The album title refers to Caligula, the third emperor of Rome known for his cruelty, sadism, extravagance, and intense personal insanity.

He also mentioned that the process of creating the album would take a lot of time and would possibly interfere with their Paganfest tour.

[6][7] Iacono commented on the cancellation:[7] "We were all excited to play this festival and premier some new material, but unfortunately our new album, 'Caligvla', has been delayed, and we need to finish it and make it perfect.

[8] In March 2012 the band revealed the final track listing of Caligvla and also announced they began mixing the album.

[9][10] On 23 March 2012, the band revealed the guest appearances on Caligvla, which would involve Seth Siro (Septic Flesh), Mariangela Demurtas (Tristania), Stefano Fiori (Graveworm) and Francesco Artusato (All Shall Perish).

[12] In June 2012, the band announced a video for the song I, Caligvla, featuring Maurizio's girlfriend and Colombian model Suzzy.