Who was the Roman emperor who placed his horse in the Roman Senate?

MousyDung

This sounds like Caligula and his horse, Incitatus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incitatus [Link added Feb. 21, 2008 by Zbeckabee] Jun 19 00, 6:59 AM

zbeckabee

Of Interest: Though not mentioned in the 1979 film, there is a persistent belief that Caligula made the horse a consul. Even the Encyclopedia Britannica once repeated this claim as fact, but has since retracted it. There is no basis in the sources to support the idea that the horse was ever actually elevated to the position. Dio and Suetonius do claim he promised to make the horse consul but died before he could fulfill his plan. Among the modern fictional works surveyed, only The Robe has Caligula actually elevating the horse to a consulship. I, Claudius has him make the horse a senator and nominate him for the consulship. If there is anything more than baseless rumor behind the idea that he promised to make the horse a consul, modern historians are inclined to treat it as a joke on Caligula's part rather than a serious vow. http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mcaligula.html Feb 21 08, 6:58 PM