Alexander the Great was so obsessively attached to his warhorse Bucephalus that he literally founded a major city and named it in the animal's honor after it died.

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Alexander the Great was so obsessively attached to his warhorse Bucephalus that he literally founded a major city and named it in the animal's honor after it died. This massive beast was notoriously untamable until a young Alexander figured out the horse was just terrified of its own shadow, proving that even legendary steeds can be total cowards. Bucephalus carried the conqueror through countless battles across Asia for over a decade before finally succumbing to old age and battle wounds in modern-day Pakistan. In a move of staggering historical drama, Alexander gave the horse a massive state funeral and built the city of Bucephala on the site, proving that the ancient world was not immune to the chaotic energy of a spoiled horse girl with a limitless military budget