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    Elagabalus Used To Fire Snakes Into Crowds of People Waiting For Lottery Tickets

    Karl SmallwoodBy Karl SmallwoodSeptember 19, 2013Updated:May 3, 2016No Comments1 Min Read
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    Roman Emperor Elagabalus is probably one of the most decadent rulers in history, along with his frankly ridiculous appetite which included things like rice sprinkled with solid gold, he is also credited with creating one of the first known lotteries. However, because Elagabalus was a total ass, his prizes included things like dead dogs and bees.

    Even the actor playing him here looks like you should never stop punching him.
    Even the actor playing him here looks like you should never stop punching him.

    However, the fact that these lotteries could win you things like houses or even a slave, meant that people still signed up to them, because, free slave, yo! Which is when Elagabalus got creative, instead of handing out tickets, he had them fired into the crowds of people instead. When watching everyone scramble and fight for tickets got boring, he mixed things up by cramming bunches of snakes into the mix too. Why? Because Elagabalus was freaking insane!


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