The Emperor of Roman Caligula restored what was once known as “treason trials” which executed and exiled many people that could have helped the empire, which ironically included his personal protection squad. During his lunacy, he was in the moment of trying to kill an animal as a sacrifice to the gods, and instead struck a priest, killing him instantly… this was historically recorded as purposeless and simply out of cruelty. He spend so much money frugally and frivolously on his own personal luxuries that he eliminated the entire Roman Empire’s treasury. To make up for this, he began blackmailing leading roman families so that he could heavily charge them and steal their money and assets.
