And according to the account of Roman historian Suetonius (which may not be accurate) - Caligula intended to make Incitatus into a consul of the Roman Senate. Incitatus (Latin pronunciation: [ɪŋkɪˈtaːtʊs], meaning "swift" or "at full gallop") was the favourite Caligula's horse (noun): An imposter or phony. The Roman emperor Caligula once made his favorite horse a senator. Perhaps the greatest testament to Incitatus’ immortality, however, is the fact that he has his own Wikipedia page. Mad-or Bad? "Dragonfly" by Caligula's Horse is the 4th song on their album "Bloom" (2015). Caligula Loved His Horse, Incitatus. Caligula gave his horse his own multiple-room house, complete with furniture and a crew of slaves who were ordered to follow the horse’s every command. Picture credit G.dallorto Wikimedia commons. Reconstruction of the original polychromy of Caligula. Unfortunately he died before he could make this dream a reality. This actually sounds pretty endearing, until you consider that Caligula loved his horse as much as he hated other people (more on that later). Indeed, a skittish horse, with its nervous head and fiery eye, is a splendid image of stirring life. Thus we imagine the magnificent stallion whom Caligula called Incitatus." The name Incitatus means “fast-moving”. 11. Caligula with his beloved horse Incitatus . He lived in luxury and had a stable made out of marble. The emperor pampered him during his reign. Suetonius’s account of Caligula was written decades after the emperor’s death during the reign of Hadrian, and some of its details do seem to have been deliberately shaped to suit Suetonius’s picture of Caligula as a deranged lunatic. Trivia. There are many funny legends about this horse. Caligula is the first and so far only major antagonist to successfully kill a main character, in his case Jason Grace. He lavished his fine steed with attention, giving him his own house with a marble stall and an ivory manger, and even openly expressed his plans to declare his horse a Roman consulate. Incitatus — The favorite horse of Roman Emperor Caligula. The reaction of the horse, rather than a response to an impulse, is a release of exuberant inner energies. Someone who holds a position he or she does not deserve. At dinnertime, Caligula would invite his horse to dine with him. Incitatus, whose name means “swift” in Latin, was Caligula’s favorite horse. The horse has even made it into the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: its definition for the name “Incitatus” reads “the name of Caligula’s horse, made a consul by the emperor”. Incitatus was Caligula’s favored horse. Caligula also expanded Rome into northwest Africa. According to historians, the emperor planned to make him a consul, a Roman political official. 10. Caligula’s Best Friend was a Horse. 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