Did Caligula really say 'I will build a bridge across the sea.'?

Caligula Quote Source & Citation:

I will build a bridge across the sea.

— Caligula Contemporary · Roman Emperor, made horse a senator

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"I will make the rich poor and the poor rich."

"I am a god."

"I will make the Roman people my slaves."

"I will make the Senate my footstool."

"A man ought either to be frugal or Caesar."

Referring to his bridge at Baiae, reported by Suetonius

Date: c. 39 AD

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