Did Caligula really say 'Would that the Roman people had but one neck!'?

Caligula Quote Source & Citation:

Would that the Roman people had but one neck!

— Caligula Contemporary · Roman Emperor, made horse a senator

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"I will make the world burn."

"I will make the world my execution ground."

"I have been brought up in the lap of luxury."

"I am the sun god!"

"Let them hate me, so long as they fear me."

Reportedly said in frustration at the populace

Date: 37-41 AD

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