"Carry me off, or I will carry thee!" How completely insane he was! Caligula must have believed either that not even Jupiter could hurt him, or that he could actually hurt Jupiter himself. I think this outburst played a big role in convincing the conspirators to act. They figured it was unbearable to put up with someone who couldn't even put up with Jupiter.
“Carry me off, or I will carry thee!”
How great was his madness! He must have believed either that he could not be hurt even by Jupiter himself, or that he could hurt even Jupiter itself. I imagine that this saying of his had no small weight in nerving the minds of the conspirators for their task: for it seemed to be the height of endurance to bear one who could not bear Jupiter.