How Odd
Well, I imagine myself quite odd. However, there are at least two that once lived that out crazied them all. Try to decide who is more demented, if anything it will make you feel more sane.
What follows are the brief descriptions of two Roman Emporers in the first century AD.
Gaius(Caligula) - His name translated into English means Bootsy(he liked Centurian's boots). Within four years of being Emporer he did the following:
1 renamed September Germanicus, after his father.
2 Ordered ships to be lined up for three miles and then sunk in shallow water so that he could ride his horse back and forth on their sunken hulks for three days.
3 He insisted he was greater then the God Jupitor and replaced the heads of all Jupitor's statues with his own.
4 He had an imense golden stature of himself sculped and had it dressed each day in identical clothing as he was wearing.
5 Had incestuous sex with all three of his sisters before declaring one of them a Godess and then marrying her.
6 He attended the wedding of a dear friend but stole the bride on the wedding day, a few days later he released her and ordered her to never sleep with another man again, eventually he banished her for life.
7 Threatened to torture his wife Caesonia in order to find out why he was so in love with her.
8 He regularly drank pearls that had been dissolved in vinegar.
9 To gain revenue for the Empire and himself he forced a number of people to name him as their sole heir and then commit suicide. Enjoyed the feel of money so much that he would spread it around his room and walk on it barefoot.
10 Ordered his troops to 'plunder the ocean' by gathering as many sea shells as they could.
11 Was finally killed when he was 29.
Nero - Took power when he was only 16, forced into marrying Octavia when she was 13, so cut him a little slack, he was a youngin.
1 Plotted to kill his mother, first by poisoning, then by building a large bed for her that would collapse, then a giant boat for her that would sink, finally had soldiers beat her to death.
2 Stole his friend Otho's wife by sending him to be Governor of Portugal and taking her as a mistress.
3 In order to remarry he falsly accused Octavia of adultery. She was boiled alive in water.
4 Tired of his new wife and one day kicked her down the stairs when she was pregnant. Both fetus and mother die. Nero mourns by taking any woman who looks like his dead wife as a mistress.
5 Finally decides that the man slave Sporus looks like his dead wife. Castrates Sporus and marries him (first gay marriage of all time!).
6 Learned to play the lyre and in order to help his voice ate a strict diet of raw onions and garlic to help his voice.
7 Held regular concerts of singing and dancing(all starring only himself) in large amphitheaters where no one could leave early or arrive late. These concerts all lasted for over 8 hours.
8 Went on tour in the Eastern Empire winning 1808 prizes and trophies for his performances. So proud of himself that he freed all of Greece from the Empire.
9 Blamed the Christians for the great fire of Rome, called them incestuous cannibals and killed Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
10 Fed some Christians to lions, others he had lit on fire and used as torches to light his nighttime garden parties at his home.
11 When an 100,000 man rebellious army was raised against him and marched on Rome he did not raise an army of his own. Instead, he planned on singing and dancing before the army in order to win back its loyalty.
12 When the Senate finally deposed him they sentenced him to be beaten to death in the town square after being attached to a pole with a fork through his neck. Instead Nero tried to kill himself by cutting his own throat. He failed to do this and tried to get his official poisoner to kill him. He refused and finally found a slave that would run him through.
Who is the craziest? I just can't decide.
What follows are the brief descriptions of two Roman Emporers in the first century AD.
Gaius(Caligula) - His name translated into English means Bootsy(he liked Centurian's boots). Within four years of being Emporer he did the following:
1 renamed September Germanicus, after his father.
2 Ordered ships to be lined up for three miles and then sunk in shallow water so that he could ride his horse back and forth on their sunken hulks for three days.
3 He insisted he was greater then the God Jupitor and replaced the heads of all Jupitor's statues with his own.
4 He had an imense golden stature of himself sculped and had it dressed each day in identical clothing as he was wearing.
5 Had incestuous sex with all three of his sisters before declaring one of them a Godess and then marrying her.
6 He attended the wedding of a dear friend but stole the bride on the wedding day, a few days later he released her and ordered her to never sleep with another man again, eventually he banished her for life.
7 Threatened to torture his wife Caesonia in order to find out why he was so in love with her.
8 He regularly drank pearls that had been dissolved in vinegar.
9 To gain revenue for the Empire and himself he forced a number of people to name him as their sole heir and then commit suicide. Enjoyed the feel of money so much that he would spread it around his room and walk on it barefoot.
10 Ordered his troops to 'plunder the ocean' by gathering as many sea shells as they could.
11 Was finally killed when he was 29.
Nero - Took power when he was only 16, forced into marrying Octavia when she was 13, so cut him a little slack, he was a youngin.
1 Plotted to kill his mother, first by poisoning, then by building a large bed for her that would collapse, then a giant boat for her that would sink, finally had soldiers beat her to death.
2 Stole his friend Otho's wife by sending him to be Governor of Portugal and taking her as a mistress.
3 In order to remarry he falsly accused Octavia of adultery. She was boiled alive in water.
4 Tired of his new wife and one day kicked her down the stairs when she was pregnant. Both fetus and mother die. Nero mourns by taking any woman who looks like his dead wife as a mistress.
5 Finally decides that the man slave Sporus looks like his dead wife. Castrates Sporus and marries him (first gay marriage of all time!).
6 Learned to play the lyre and in order to help his voice ate a strict diet of raw onions and garlic to help his voice.
7 Held regular concerts of singing and dancing(all starring only himself) in large amphitheaters where no one could leave early or arrive late. These concerts all lasted for over 8 hours.
8 Went on tour in the Eastern Empire winning 1808 prizes and trophies for his performances. So proud of himself that he freed all of Greece from the Empire.
9 Blamed the Christians for the great fire of Rome, called them incestuous cannibals and killed Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
10 Fed some Christians to lions, others he had lit on fire and used as torches to light his nighttime garden parties at his home.
11 When an 100,000 man rebellious army was raised against him and marched on Rome he did not raise an army of his own. Instead, he planned on singing and dancing before the army in order to win back its loyalty.
12 When the Senate finally deposed him they sentenced him to be beaten to death in the town square after being attached to a pole with a fork through his neck. Instead Nero tried to kill himself by cutting his own throat. He failed to do this and tried to get his official poisoner to kill him. He refused and finally found a slave that would run him through.
Who is the craziest? I just can't decide.