Yeah, we know of a few fanatics and sociopaths from our history, don't we?
Here, I thought I'm going to share with you guys a few facts about them that are probably not your idea fun.
So this will be again a post that is probably not safe for work.
1. Emperor Justin II.
Justin II was a Roman Emperor. Fun fact about this guy, was that he knew he was going insane so he managed to name his successor. Now, you might be asking what he did.
Well, first off he demanded wheels for his throne, so he would know what it felt like to have a wheelchair. Then he rolled around his palace, biting people... and the ones he liked the best, he ate them with breakfast and dinner. Also, he had some people play the organ all day and night so loud, the whole palace resounded with it...
2. King Charles VI
King Charles was crowned at the age of eleven, in France. He was well loved by his people... until he went mad, that is. The first thing that pointed to the fact that he is insane, is that he became so agitated when someone accidentally dropped a spear, he murdered a bunch of people.
Some other parts of his insanity were refusing to bath for several months, and also believing he was made of glass.
3. Ivan IV
Ivan the Terrible had an awful childhood. He lost both his parents, and from the age of seven was tortured in his own palace for years on end. It was probably expected that he went mad after that. He started venting his frustration on torturing animals.
Then, when he turned fourteen he walked into the throne room of the man who was torturing him, grabbed him and by the neck and threw him in a pit of dogs to be eaten alive. He then became the ruler, and managed to kill off a bunch of poor people, and also his most beloved son after they had a fight.
The best part of his insanity was probably when he decided he was bored of being a ruler, he hopped on a sled and rode off into the sunset. He died several years later.
4. Caligula
Well, who hasn't heard of him?
He tried to instate his horse, Incitatus, as a priest and consul, and ordered a beautiful marble stable built for him, complete with chairs and couches, on which Incitatus never sat. I wonder why...
Once, when the Circus Maximus ran out of criminals he ordered that the first five rows of the arena to be dragged down, where a bunch of lions proceded to murder them one by one.
He also relished chewing up the testicles of his victims, who were usually hung upside down and cut in half slowly with a saw, so they couldn't pass out from the pain because of the excess of blood on their brains.
He also had public sex with his three sisters at banquets, sometimes on the middle of the dining table, between the food.
He was murdered after four years of this insanity and left to rot and later be eaten by dogs on the street.
5. Saparmurat “Turkmenbashi” Niyazov
This guy was not only insane, ha was terribly narcissistic. First, he adopted the name “Turkmenbashi,” which literally means “leader of all ethnic Turkmen.” Next, like Amin, he declared himself “President for Life.” Then, he changed Turkmenistan into the unique country that it is now.
He changed the name of the airport in Asgabat, the capital city, to Turkmenbashi. He also replaced the name of the port city of Krasnovodsk to Turkmenbashi. Not only that, he also changed the name of many schools and streets to Turkmenbashi. A 670-pound meteorite came landing in the country; it was named Turkmenbashi. And believe it or not, he even renamed the month of January to, yep, Turkmenbashi. Gee, why are you not surprised?
He also ordered that his face be used as the logo of TV stations and appear on every bottle of vodka as well as every watch and clock in the country.
Apart from his self-aggrandizing changes, he also did several head-spinning, mind-blowing measures. In 2004, he had giant ice palace built in the middle of Karakum, the hottest desert in central Asia. The palace also included a bizarre zoo with penguins. Here are some more:
He banned opera and ballet.
Young men were forbidden to grow beard and long hair.
News readers were prohibited to wear make-up.
Libraries were ordered shut because, as Turkmenbashi cited, an average Turkmen does not read books.
Listening to recorded music and radio was also banned, as well as lip-synching.
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