Ottoman Sultan Murad IV banned coffee, tobacco & alcohol, making consumption a capital offense. He would patrol the streets himself, personally killing offenders. Murad was a habitual drinker himself and died of cirrhosis.
When the Emperor Nero began to go nuts, he would…
When the Emperor Nero began to go nuts, he would stage long singing performances wherein the audience would not be allowed to leave. Women gave birth during these performances and men would fake their deaths in the hopes of being carried out just so they could get away.