The 'sick' interests of the Roman emperor

Making "royal" brothels, "making" out wives . are sick interests of ancient Roman emperors.

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For many, the ancient Roman emperor was very knowledgeable, fair and trustworthy. But many consider the leaders of this ancient Roman empire a symbol of cruelty, enmity, and many crazy, sick acts.

The following are the actions that are considered to be the most pathological and infidelity of Roman emperors recorded by historians, according to the synthesis of the Io9 page.

1. Create a 'royal brothel'

The Caligula emperor (reigned from 37-41) was famous for his lavish spending habits, but was not good at making money. After nearly emptying the treasury suit, Caligula came up with an "initiative" - turning the palace into a proper brothel.

But in fact, this is an act of "disguised robbery" , when he offers - but actually forces the men in the city to 'enjoy'. The main source of prostitution was his sisters, and some of the women in the city were forced to sell into the palace.

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In addition, he lent money to the people, but gave the soldiers the names of 'supporters' of the royal fund. Such blatant 'robbery' form of money cannot of course last, as evidenced by Caligula's reign for only five years.

2. Animal games

Emperor Nero (reigned from 54 - 68) is famous as one of the most cruel emperors of all time. The young king ruined the Roman empire, burned many cities, killed thousands of people, including his mother, his ex-wife, his half-brother . In other words, Nero's behavior always followed the trend. direction . 'the more sick the better'.

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Image of Emperor Nero

After Rome met a great fire, in order to reassure the people, Nero blamed the Christian sheep for his sins. They were violently suppressed, executed in various ways such as boiling, crucifixion, cremation .

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The most condemnable act is: the prisoners will be wrapped up in animal skin and then tied to a column in a wooden barn. Nero will then attack the 'enclosed area' of offenders - both male and female. And after having satisfied the animal, the prisoners will be freed by . cremation.

3. 'Create' to wife

Emperor Nero actually reached the limit of 'sexual mischief' when he tried to 'create' a literal wife. He castrated the boy named Sporus, then tried to turn him into a woman. Nero also married the boy in a common ceremony and took him home, acting like a real wife.

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It is claimed that Nero's Sporus wedding purpose is to ease the guilt of Nero kicking his pregnant wife Sabina. He even saw many similarities between his ex-wife and Sporus, and called Sporus by the name Sabina. Not to mention the aspect of homosexual love, but what Nero did was difficult to accept.

4. 'Part-time' prostitution

Emperor Elagabalus, who ruled the Roman Empire since 203 - 222 also set up a 'royal brothel' in the palace. But more horribly than Caligula and Elagabalus outside of being emperor, he sold himself.

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The Emperor also has his own team dedicated to finding customers to play. He even won "guests" with his subordinates and always proud of having many guests, earning more money than they.