Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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An innkeeper who fed his guests human flesh. A bandit who hacked travelers' legs off and let them bleed to death. A centurion who specialized in killing senators. Although we don't know much about serial killers in the Roman world, there's no doubt that they existed.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:12 Famous Roman murders
1:39 The crimes of Oppianicus
2:51 Murderous emperors
3:31: Nero - vicious, but not a serial killer
4:09 Professional assassins
4:49: Gladiators
5:31 A Roman Sweeney Todd
6:03 Murderous bandits
6:42 Professional bandit hunters
7:14 Serial killers in the Colosseum

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