Before Hitler, was there ever another leader that was generally synonymous with an evil, extreme, or aggressive ruler? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Before Hitler, was there ever another leader that was generally synonymous with an evil, extreme, or aggressive ruler?

by cBlackout

As the title asks, was there ever a leader before Hitler that was used in extreme comparisons? Would one call an aggressive monarch "literally Napoleon"?

SWEGEN4LYFE

You should check out these threads:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zv1p7/who_was_considered_the_most_evil_person_in/ http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1c7ckr/