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One thing about Caligula that I did not know before was most of his siblings were murdered on command of Tiberius.
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Pegasus was owned by Bellerophon (sp?), right?
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Pegasus was owned by Bellopheron, according to this URL: http://www.dsokids.com/1/kidsstoryofpegasus.htmJoke on me. I was tempted to think Bellopheron was the name of a horse.
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One thing about Caligula that I did not know
Know where he got that name? It was a nickname.
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42%, Jackie--but, if I took it again, I'd end up with different answers. Lots of guessing there.Boy, you sure are right DubDub! I took it 3 times...3 different days, got a 25, a 38 and a 55.....and not in that order! 
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I read a long time ago that Caligula=Little Boots was so named by the soldiers when he was a boy in Germany. Perhaps he was proud of their having liked him. But I wonder if he was called that to his face after he go into power.
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Caligula=Little Boots was so named by the soldiers when he was a boy in Germany
Two more points for Dr. Bill. He had a little army uniform that he strutted around in. His father was the general Germanicus. He was the pet of the troops and named for the little boots he wore. I think he would have continued to be proud of the name but I don't know for sure.
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WW, why in the world (w/w) do you have a statue of Caligula in Richmond? It's not like he was an early R.E. Lee, or something?
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All this about horses brings to mind a poem, I forget by whom (Ogden Nash ? Sounds like him):
I know two things about a horse
And one of them is rather coarse.
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Very nice, but not Nash, I can assure you. I L'edIU and found Naomi Royde-Smith (1875-1964)
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