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[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We can't be close to the fall of Rome, we don't have a literal horse that has a vote in the Senate... of course with the retirement of Senator Mitch McConnell, Kentucky would be the state most likely to elect a horse as his replacement. So who knows.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

If you didn't know- The horse thing either didn't happen or was a prank to show the senate Caligula's contempt for them rather than a crazy man doing something crazy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incitatus