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18. Emperor Caligula and his horse Incitatus,
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:03 PM
Apr 3

the horse he rode in on.



The tale of Caligula’s horse, Incitatus, being appointed as a senator is one of the most outlandish anecdotes about the emperor’s supposed madness. Incitatus was not just any horse; by all accounts, Caligula lavished him with luxuries typically reserved for Rome’s elite. The horse lived in a marble stable, with an ivory manger, and was the recipient of jewelry and other decadent trappings of wealth. The story goes that Caligula was so enamored with Incitatus that he intended to make a farce of the senatorial proceedings by raising his horse to the high office of a consul.


https://historychronicles.org/caligula-a-mad-tyrant/





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