Caligula

Roman Emperor, made horse a senator

Contemporary weird famous 83 sayings

Sayings by Caligula

I will make the Senate my footstool.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Dio Cassius, 'Roman History'
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make my horse a consul.

c. 40 AD — Reported by Suetonius, regarding Incitatus
Controversial Unverifiable

I have been brought up in the lap of luxury.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Dio Cassius, 'Roman History'
Controversial Unverifiable

Let no one else be happy.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Seneca the Younger, 'On Anger'
Controversial Unverifiable

I will fill the whole world with my statues.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Philo of Alexandria, 'Embassy to Gaius'
Controversial Unverifiable

I am more powerful than Jupiter.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Suetonius, indicating his megalomania
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the city a desert.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Dio Cassius, 'Roman History'
Controversial Unverifiable

I will destroy the temples of the gods.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Philo of Alexandria, 'Embassy to Gaius'
Controversial Unverifiable

I am the master of the world.

c. 39-41 AD — General claim, reported by various ancient historians
Controversial Unverifiable

I will build a bridge across the sea.

c. 39 AD — Referring to his bridge at Baiae, reported by Suetonius
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the whole world tremble.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Dio Cassius, 'Roman History'
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make my enemies pay.

c. 39-41 AD — General threat, reported by various ancient historians
Controversial Unverifiable

I am the new sun.

c. 39-41 AD — Claimed divine status, reported by Dio Cassius
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the people starve.

c. 40 AD — Threat during a grain shortage, reported by Suetonius
Controversial Unverifiable

I am the only one who matters.

c. 39-41 AD — General statement, reported by various ancient historians
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the rich poor and the poor rich.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Dio Cassius, 'Roman History'
Controversial Unverifiable

I am the lord of all.

c. 39-41 AD — Claimed divine status, reported by Philo of Alexandria
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the rivers run with blood.

c. 39-41 AD — Threat, reported by Dio Cassius, 'Roman History'
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the stars fall from the sky.

c. 39-41 AD — Hyperbolic threat, reported by various ancient historians
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the dead rise again.

c. 39-41 AD — Hyperbolic claim, reported by Dio Cassius
Controversial Unverifiable