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[aleathiel]

Told you there'd be random facts: Alexander the Great founded a city in honour of his horse Bucephalus when it died of old age after he had ridden it throughout his campaigns.

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[oliviaramirez]

That's not half as insane as Caligula, who made a horse senator. It was said that the horse was a better politician then many a Roman man.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

That's true, but Caligula was mad when he made Ignatus (sp?) a senator. Alexander was just grieving.

[oliviaramirez]

True, although I have always suspected that Caligula wasn't really insane, just a bit muddled. Not a good thing to be when you're emperor though....
Do you know what Alexander named the city? *curious*

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

just a bit muddled
You have no idea how much that made me laugh. Makes me want to pat him on the head and pour him a glass of juice.

The city was Bucephalia on the bank of the river Hydaspes (don't know the modern name).

[hot-x-bunny.livejournal.com]

Random facts are the way forward:)

don't know the modern name
The river is now the river Jhelum, and it is thought that the city of Bucephala is either the modern-day city of Jhelum, or a mound on the opposite side of the river to it. (Quite a bit of debate going on).

Will have to find some method of increasing you appreciation of Colin Farrell ready for the film *g*

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

Ah, the glory of random facts that other people can elaborate on!

Yes, we will need to do that.

[coppertone.livejournal.com]

One of the more ridiculous scandals in Canadian politics was in the early fities, when it was discovered that the administration under Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent had somehow gotten a horse on the government payroll.
It did make me think of Caligula. :)