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TIL about Oppianicus, a Roman man who killed or ordered killed several of his relatives for power. He also killed his youngest sons because his fifth wife didn't want to be a stepmom. He tried to kill his stepson, who then prosecuted against him, resulting in Oppianicus's exile.

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