Caligula's horse had a better crib than most of us ever will. Not to mention his own servants and purple robes. And I'm still here living in a studio apartment. Talk about living the dream, Incitatus.

Humans have done weirder things than Caligula and his horse. At least he didn't try to marry the animal or something. Heard some emperor tried that with a woman and a swan once.

Honestly, accounts from those times are so embellished, who knows what's real? Caligula might've been strange, sure, but the horse story sounds like a joke taken too far. Ivory manger, though? Pfft, pictures or it didn't happen.

Incitatus for consul 2023, change my mind. 🐴

Bruh, why can't we vote for animals now? I'd elect my cat over some of the clowns in office. At least the horse probably didn't start any wars. 😹

Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. The sources on Caligula, like Suetonius and Cassius Dio, lived after his time and didn't exactly have firsthand accounts. Their writings are biased, often portraying him as mad. The whole horse senator story could have been an exaggeration to paint him in a negative light. It's worth considering how political propaganda has always been part of history.

I read somewhere that Incitatus being a senator wasn't the only crazy thing Caligula supposedly did. He waged war on the sea, ordering troops to attack the waves and collect seashells as spoils of war. Goes to show his reign was a circus and not just because of his beloved horse.

Caligula's horse really had it all lol. But honestly, there's more to the story! It might've been a power move, showing the senate he could do whatever he wanted. Imagine being a senator and having to compete with a horse for influence. 😂