He was a Roman Emperor, of whom some very strange tales have been told. His horse rose to become a senator under his rule. A close friend, his housecat, advised Caligula to deify himself as a cat, in the tradition of the Egyptians, claiming “the more hair the better!” Unfortunately, his master suffered from baldness. Caligula was so taken with the idea he ordered anyone suffering from baldness to death. Sometimes he felt uncertain about his decisions: thus, he ordered a bridge be built between his throne and Jupiter so consultation could take place. His soldiers were not convinced. Whether he was born mad, or became so as a result of poisoning, is unknown, but he was the last male heir of the bloodline of Julius Caesar.