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Roman Emperor Gaius (Caligula) and His Horse Senator

I teach classics and it's important to note that during the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, the figure of the emperor was imbued with divine qualities. Incitatus' treatment—marble, ivory, and the rumor of a consulship—symbolizes not just Caligula's eccentricity, but the excesses of Roman imperial autocracy. The tale should be read with a …
submitted 11 months, 2 weeks ago by SPQRomulus