Did Caligula really say 'I will fill the whole world with my statues.'?

Caligula Quote Source & Citation:

I will fill the whole world with my statues.

— Caligula Contemporary · Roman Emperor, made horse a senator

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Reported by Philo of Alexandria, 'Embassy to Gaius'

Date: c. 39-41 AD

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