incitatus
incitatus was the favored horse of roman emperor caligula, who reigned from 37 to 41 ad. according to historical accounts by writers such as suetonius and cassius dio, caligula treated the horse with extraordinary privileges, providing it with a marble stable, an ivory manger, and jeweled decorations. the name incitatus, meaning swift or excited in latin, reflected the horse's apparent importance in the imperial household.
sources claim that caligula intended to appoint incitatus as a consul, one of the highest political positions
modern historians generally view these accounts with skepticism, as many of the stories about caligula come