The Burning Maze horse is Incitatus, and its owner is the third emperor, Caligula. They return to Aeithales and convey the news to the spirits. Grover tells Apollo about a part of the Labyrinth that is burning, causing droughts and water shortage in the upper world. Hedge and Mellie reveal that Piper McLean and Jason Grace had explored the Labyrinth. Apollo decided to meet with them. Meg plants the seeds with which her father had planned to reincarnate the Meliai. Apollo, Meg and Grover meet Piper and bring Jason, who had broken up with Piper, from his school the following day. Jason confidentially
Roman Emperor (Principate) He raised his son Diadumenianus to be co-Emperor with him. Macrinus was praetorian prefect ("praefectus praetorio") under "Caracalla", whom he may have conspired to murder in April 217. His wife Nonia Celsa bore him a son, Diadumenianus, whom he made co-Emperor in 218; both were executed by partisans of "Elagabalus" (see below). The Severi, in addition to being the second dynasty "d'épée", are also the first Roman dynasty to have been restored to the purple. The restoration, however, brought with it a decidedly bizarre character: the first of the restored Severan Emperors, a Syrian historically known as "Elagabalus" (also seen