Throughout the history of this world,
their has been many a man who has earned fame and recognition for their
valor and virtue. However their have also been those who have earned
notoriety for their wickedness and malevolence. Some of the deeds of
these ‘monsters’ have been however, somewhat exaggerated by the fable
that we call history. Nevertheless these men have committed some great
atrocities in their time, which cannot be overlooked.
Adolf Hitler
History recalls Hitler as the most evil
and notorious man to have ever set foot on Earth. His extremely intense
persecution of the Jewish community and his childish obsession of world
domination have earned him immeasurable recognition. His name has turned
into a metaphor for severeness and extreme harshness.
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan was the founder and ruler
of the Mongol Empire. He and his vast army thundered through Eurasia
ravaging all that came in their path. History remembers him as psychotic
killer, obsessed with power. The atrocities he committed were plainly
inhuman. The history of his conquests is filled with tales of massacre,
plunder and rapine.
Brutus
Marcus Brutus Junius The Younger was a
senator for the Roman Republic. He his famous for betraying and killing
his best friend Julius Caesar. Hence, his name has become a metaphor for
treachery and betrayal. Some believe the the word ‘brutal’ has been
derived from his name because of the way he killed his best friend.
Judas Iscariot
Judas also has a story similar to that
of Brutus. He was a disciple of Jesus Christ who betrayed him to the
hands of the conspirators for 30 pieces of silver.
Cain
Cain was the one of the two sons of Adam
and Eve. He is famous for having committed the very first murder by
killing his brother Abel out of jealousy. The story of
his malevolence and wickedness has been narrated in the Koran, the Bible
and the Torah.
Osama Bin Laden
This name is also quite recognizable in
the world of villains. Osama was the leader of the terrorist
organisation Al-Qaeda which was behind many inhuman crimes of which the
most memorable were the September 11 attacks and the July 7th bombings
in London. This man is responsible for the killing of about 36000
innocent people.
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq
from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. He committed many atrocities in
his reign of terror, including the persecution of his Kurd subjects as
well as the invasion and plundering of Kuwait. Hence, he has widely been
condemned for the brutality of his dictatorship.
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper is the most famous
serial killer in history. It was the way that he mutilated his victims’
corpses that earned him his name. However this man was never identified
although many suspects were named including the famous barrister
Montague John Druitt.
Vlad the Impaler
Vlad Tepes was the three-time Prince of
Wallachia. He is famous for the inhuman cruelties he imposed during his
reign. Hence he earned the title of ‘Vlad the Impaler’. His cruel
actions made him the main inspiration for Bran Stroker’s fictional
character Dracula.
Lee Harvey Oswald
The most recognizable face amongst those
of assassins is this man’s. This is because this man was responsible
for carrying out the most famous assassination in history, that of 35th
US President John .F .Kennedy. However he was himself gunned down two
days after the assassination proving that it wasn’t a one-man job.
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