Which roman emperor insisted that he was a god and committed many murders and other crimes?

Answer 1

Commodus was the worst Roman emperor. He was an unjust, cruel and egotistical ruler. He fancied himself as a gladiator and fought in the arena. He always won because the gladiators let him and he spared their lives. However, he killed his sparring partners in practice when he won. He bound people who had lost their feet and then clubbed them to death. He also killed with a sword injured soldiers and amputees. He fought against animals in the arena. He decapitated an ostrich and carried its head to the section where senators sat and signalled to them they were going to be the next ones. He killed a giraffe, even though this animal was considered harmless and not worthy to fight against. He was megalomaniac. He called himself the new Romulus, renamed Rome Colonia Lucia Annia Commodiana, changed the names of the months with names he gave to himself, renamed the legions Commodianae and the senate Commodian Fortunate Senate

Answer 2

One particular ancient Roman emperor is noted by historians for his cruelty. Nero was most likely the cruelest ruler of ancient Rome. He devised horrible methods of torturing and killing people.

Answer 3

You've described more than one. The divinity of the emperor was based on Julius Caesar's (rightful) claim to be a descendant of Aeneas. Aeneas himself was the son of the mortal man Anchises and the goddess Venus. So in Caesar's mind, his rise to power was divine providence. Later after Augustus established the Empire and the Julian line, it was used as a means to legitimize the power of the Emperor. This was common in ancient times, and many "founder kings" in Greece and around the world claimed to have divine heritage.

Answer 4

Most of them! Tiberius Caligula ( he Is the one who married his sister, killed his father and ate his son) Nero Diocletian Constantin And more