![TIL: Caligula, the third emperor of Rome, once declared war on the sea itself, commanding his men to collect seashells as proof of victory : r/todayilearned TIL: Caligula, the third emperor of Rome, once declared war on the sea itself, commanding his men to collect seashells as proof of victory : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/gTEyiZyj9-PM5h5lkg99iu_vKcbSTDxxFgetKMkpkSE.jpg?auto=webp&s=699ddbf47b2e9db2f21b8f9ecda8b7ebf15a5409)
TIL: Caligula, the third emperor of Rome, once declared war on the sea itself, commanding his men to collect seashells as proof of victory : r/todayilearned
![TIL that an ancient Roman oracle once prophesied that "Caligula had no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse across the Bay of Baiae". After becoming emperor, Caligula ordered TIL that an ancient Roman oracle once prophesied that "Caligula had no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse across the Bay of Baiae". After becoming emperor, Caligula ordered](https://external-preview.redd.it/bD4mg4AjsUV6x0LmwS6Hd84JMcDeX-zHkzARKTkPSXI.jpg?auto=webp&s=4eb911718220a028923cacff85a4e42f36c6793b)
TIL that an ancient Roman oracle once prophesied that "Caligula had no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse across the Bay of Baiae". After becoming emperor, Caligula ordered
![Chapter 6 Fecunditas and the Imperial Family in: Fertility, Ideology, and the Cultural Politics of Reproduction at Rome Chapter 6 Fecunditas and the Imperial Family in: Fertility, Ideology, and the Cultural Politics of Reproduction at Rome](https://brill.com/cover/covers/9789004540781.jpg)
Chapter 6 Fecunditas and the Imperial Family in: Fertility, Ideology, and the Cultural Politics of Reproduction at Rome
![ZF SovietWomble on Twitter: "@zfcyanide this is Caligula. Not "Cali-gooo-la". And no, Julius Caesar was not banging him, you moron! https://t.co/0oKx0uQMBC" / Twitter ZF SovietWomble on Twitter: "@zfcyanide this is Caligula. Not "Cali-gooo-la". And no, Julius Caesar was not banging him, you moron! https://t.co/0oKx0uQMBC" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dcf_p8OWAAAp6kV.jpg)