Did Caligula really say 'Do you think I'm a god?'?

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Do you think I'm a god?

— Caligula Contemporary · Roman Emperor, made horse a senator

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"Why do you not choose the one I appoint?"

"There is no limit to what I can do."

"I am more powerful than Jupiter."

"I am the only one who can grant favors."

"I am a god, and I will be worshipped as such."

Reportedly asked this while standing among statues of deities

Date: 37-41 AD

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