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Incitatus was the favourite horse of Roman Emperor Caligula. According to legend, Caligula planned to make the horse a consul, although ancient sources are clear that this did not occur. Supposedly, I
Caligula and Incitatus, drawing by Jean Victor Adam
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Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, also called Gaius or Caligula, was the third Roman emperor, ruling from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of the Roman general Germanicus
Incitatus
…Incitatus (Latin pronunciation: ; meaning "swift" or "at full gallop") was the favourite horse of Roman Emperor Caligula (r. 37–41 AD). According to legend, Caligula planned to make the horse a consul, although ancient sources are clear that this did not occur. Supposedly…
Roman marble bust of Caligula, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Reconstruction drawing of the Villa Jovis on Capri, where Caligula grew up at the court of Tiberius
Caligula Depositing the Ashes of his Mother and Brother in the Tomb of his Ancestors, by Eustache Le Sueur, 1647.
Quadrans celebrating the abolition of a tax in AD 38 by Caligula. The obverse of the coin contains a picture of a Pileus which symbolizes the liberation of the people from the tax burden. Caption: c caesar divi avg pron avg / pon m, pp cos des rcc.