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1. Caligula - the Mad Emperor who appointed his horse senator and declared War on the Sea

Tue May 5, 2026, 04:06 PM

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And his assault on the sea.

To gather seashells.MMMMMMMMDCXLVII of them (unverified)
Turns out that is 8647.

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Didn't Caligula also have a thing about sea shells? [View all] thucythucy Yesterday OP

Well, he definitely some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #4

i looked that up this morning rampartd Yesterday #3

Claudius tho disabled, was at least intelligent AND competent CatWoman Yesterday #5

Little boots? SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #6

I do know something about the ambiguity of this history thucythucy 20 hrs ago #8