Caligula

Roman Emperor, made horse a senator

Contemporary weird famous 83 sayings

Sayings by Caligula

I am the only god.

c. 39-41 AD — Claimed ultimate divine status, reported by Philo of Alexandria
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I will make the living envy the dead.

c. 39-41 AD — Expression of cruelty, reported by Suetonius
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the world my slave.

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

I will make the world burn.

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

I will make the sea dry up.

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

I will make the mountains crumble.

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

I will make the sun stand still.

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

I am the new Hercules.

c. 39-41 AD — Claimed to be a divine hero, reported by Suetonius
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the world my banquet hall.

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

I will make the world my execution ground.

c. 39-41 AD — Threat, reported by Suetonius
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the world my playground of death.

c. 39-41 AD — Expression of cruelty, reported by Dio Cassius
Controversial Unverifiable

I will make the world my personal hell.

c. 39-41 AD — Expression of cruelty, reported by various ancient historians
Controversial Unverifiable

I wish that these times were never to end.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Suetonius, regarding his own reign.
Humorous Unverifiable

Or do you not know that I have full power to do anything to anybody?

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Dio Cassius, to a senator.
Humorous Unverifiable

I am above all others, and I shall be worshipped as a god.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by various ancient historians, asserting his divinity.
Humorous Unverifiable

I am the sun god!

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Philo of Alexandria, during his attempt to install a statue of himself in the Jerusalem …
Humorous Unverifiable

There is no limit to what I can do.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by ancient sources, indicating his belief in absolute power.
Humorous Unverifiable

I have been born to be a god.

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Suetonius, expressing his self-perception.
Humorous Unverifiable

Kill them all, young and old, male and female, all of them!

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Suetonius, as a command during a gladiatorial show.
Humorous Unverifiable

Or do you wish me to kill you with a single nod?

c. 39-41 AD — Reported by Suetonius, to a senator who disagreed with him.
Humorous Unverifiable