>>11215969Nobody tops Caligula (except his boyfrirends)
>1. Making his cherished horse, Incitatus, a senator and putting him on the list to become consul.>2. Ordering his guards to throw a section of the crowd at the Colosseum into the arena between gladiatorial games. Apparently watching people get eaten by wild animals alleviates boredom.>3. Declaring war on Neptune, the Roman god of the sea. He had his soldiers whip the waves and gather seashells to bring home as “spoils.” This ludicrous behavior arose after an unsuccessful campaign abroad in Britain. Caligula didn’t want to return to Rome without a victory.>4. Believing he was a living, breathing, tangible god and forcing the people of Rome worship him as such. He had the heads of deities on statues removed and replaced with his own. He also wanted a statue of himself constructed in the Temple of Jerusalem.>5. Hitting a priest over the head with a hammer when he supposed to do that to a bull in a sacrifice to the gods instead.>6.Placed on Lake Nemi, these gigantic barges had prows covered in jewels and floors paved with glass mosaics. The vessels were filled with massive statues and golden cups. Even the sails were made of purple silk, a material so rare at the time that it was exclusively used to make the emperor’s clothes.[5]Caligula hosted crazy orgies on the Lake Nemi ships, and his favorite guests were his own sisters. But he didn’t stop at incest.Caligula ordered his noblemen to bring their wives when they visited. He made them line up in front of him, inspected their bodies, and picked his favorite to bring into his chamber. Then he came back out, sat down with her husband, and made the man sit through a detailed review of how his wife was in bed. 