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rampartd

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3. i looked that up this morning

Reply to thucythucy (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 04:09 PM

21 hrs ago

i could not remember if it was caligula or claudius or possibly cnut.

after the legion returned to rome with their sacks of shells, caligula gave each man 100 silver denarius, said to be a fortune, but who knows the exchange rate?

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Didn't Caligula also have a thing about sea shells? [View all] thucythucy 21 hrs ago OP

Caligula - the Mad Emperor who appointed his horse senator and declared War on the Sea usonian 21 hrs ago #1

Yes and I believe he also appointed a horse to the position of consul which reminds me of tRump yaesu 21 hrs ago #2

Well, he definitely some_of_us_are_sane 21 hrs ago #4

i looked that up this morning rampartd 21 hrs ago #3

Claudius tho disabled, was at least intelligent AND competent CatWoman 21 hrs ago #5

Little boots? SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago #6

Yes and no. Or perhaps. That's how the story goes, but is the story true? RockRaven 20 hrs ago #7

I do know something about the ambiguity of this history thucythucy 13 hrs ago #8