The Roman who promised to die for Caligula and lived to regret it

Publius Afranius Potitus learned the hard way that some promises should come with fine print. The Roman plebeian publicly vowed to sacrifice his own life if Emperor Caligula recovered from a serious illness that struck just six months into his reign. — Read the rest

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