Caligula's Spear

Caligula's Spear


Origin	Caligula
Type	Spear
Effects	Corrosion of water
Downsides	Causes insane tendencies
Activation	Contacting water
Collected by	Warehouse 3
Section	D1545-T3R
Aisle	Khwarazmia-258C
Shelf	251975-8517-184
Date of Collection	59 AD
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Origin[]

In 1934 author Robert Graves wrote "I, Claudius," a fictive biography of the life of the Roman Empower Claudius. In it, Caligula goes absolutely insane and famously declares war against Poseidon, ordering his troops to go stab the ocean. This was a highly exaggerated anecdote from ancient Roman historian Suetonius' claim that Caligula went to the English Channel with troops simply to collect seashells, which in all likelihood was a translation error.

Effects[]

Caligula’s act actually occurred however and he had the tip constructed from a very reactive substance, some sort of alkali metal. But the impact that this made was so impressive that it made the spear an artifact that not only dispelled water but completely obliterated it. Dispels any water it comes into contact with a curdling fizzle.

Roman Emperor Artifacts
Emperors
Bronze Head of Caracalla • Bust of Diocletian • Caligula's Battle Armor • Caligula's Sandals • Caligula's Spear • Caracalla's Bathing Amphora • Commodus' Balteus • Constantine the Great's Crucifix • Elagabalus' Whoopee Cushion • Julius Caesar's Wreath • Justinian I's Chariot Wheel • Nero's Stretching Rack • Statue from Trajan’s Column • Theodosius I's Second Obelisk • Tiberius' Goblet • Titus' Quadriga • Vespasian's Bisellium • Vitellius' Plate
Enemies
23 Blades from the Assassination of Julius Caesar • Attila the Hun's Battle Helmet • Attila the Hun's Swaddling Blanket • Boudica's Helmet • Brutus' Dagger • Cleopatra's Perfume Jar • Halotus' Poisoned Feather • Hannibal Bacra of Carthage's Elephant Tusk • Lawrence of Rome’s Gridiron • Locusta’s Vials • Mark Antony's Roman Aquila • Mithridates VI of Pontus' Cup • Nails from the Crucifixion of St. Peter • Saint Sebastian’s Arrow • The Vase of Zenobia • Vercingetorix’s Spear
Miscellaneous
Galla Placidia’s Gold Glass Medallion • Josephus' Papyrus • Herod the Great's Sword • John the Cappadocian’s Golden Tessera • Julia Agrippina's Chalice • Julius Asclepiodotus’ Shield Boss • Justa Grata Honoria’s Engagement Ring • Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus’ Plow • Lucius Tarquinius Superbus' Stick • The Romulus Amulet • Serenus Sammonicus' Abracadabra Amulet