Before Hitler, was there another historical figure people commonly used as an example of a "big baddie"? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Before Hitler, was there another historical figure people commonly used as an example of a "big baddie"?

by Evanort

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This older post should be of interest https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gfhk18/nowadays_hitler_is_widely_regarded_as_the_most/fptphl2/