In 1924, in button-down tweed jackets and hob-nailed boots, two men, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, tried to push themselves beyond the limits of human endeavour and become the first men to reach the summit of Everest. Join us on our rummage through history! https://plus.acast.com/s/historys-most-notorious.
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Vespasian
He was the mule breeder made good. General, sleepy audience member, wit, spendthrift, miser, tax collector, urine hoarder, invader, liberator and, ultimately, Emperor. The man who inspired the phrase 'Emperors could be made elsewhere than Rome' the founder of the Flavian Dynasty and instigator of a big old arena in Rome you might have heard of, it's my favourite, Vespasian! Join us on our rummage through history! https://plus.acast.com/s/historys-most-notorious.
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Nero
We all know or think we know who Nero was. He was the archetypal mad Emperor, right? Driven to murder everyone around him by his own paranoia. But was his paranoia driven purely by his own mania, or was it also fuelled by a political system that was fundamentally flawed? Nero's actions were his own and his responsibility, but was he doomed to failure from the start? Join us on our rummage through history! https://plus.acast.com/s/historys-most-notorious.
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A sideways and sometimes quite rude look at the most notorious people in history. From mad Emperors to deranged tyrants to evil villains, brigands, pirates, badass explorers, heroes, athletes, pioneers, brave warriors, and people who share an utter ruthlessness that makes them unique.
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