Did the Roman Emperor Caligola appoint his horse as consul?
I ask because many sources say otherwise. Some say he was just joking. Others say he planned it but was then murdered. Still others say he actually appointed his horse as consul.
What is true now?
Thank you in advance for your reply:)
At least in the 80s film Caligula his horse was appointed Consul!
Perhaps the perception is based on it….
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incitatus
Caligula was quite unpopular, and Fake-News (aka üble imitation) are not an invention that exists only since Donald Trump.
So he hadn’t appointed his horse a consul, and it was just a rumor who I understood right now?
There are no clearly documented original sources, as much as I know – so e.g. a continuous list of names of the consuls or fiscal files via corresponding assignments. You can never answer this question in a conclusive way.