The Incredible Story of Locusta the Gaul Who Killed 400 People

Gaul Locusta, who was born in a rural part of Gaul in the 1st century, spent his days with plants until his youth, specialized in poisons and poisoned 400 high-ranking bureaucrats, two of whom were easy-to-speak emperors, world’s first serial killer He managed to get his name written on the dusty pages of history with his bad reputation.

Come now, together we see Locusta’s journey from a poor village to the pompous life of the empire. so toxic to your life and then let’s take a look at the bitter end that awaits him.

Locusta was an intelligent woman who took advantage of her birth in rural Gaul.

Locusta, or Lucusta as it is mentioned in some sources, is what we can call Western Europe today, especially including France. in the countryside of Gaul came into the world.

Although it may seem like a disadvantage for her to be born in a rural area, Locusta, a highly intelligent woman, spends her days here. examining plants spent. He gained a lot of experience with poisonous and beneficial plants.

When Gaul began to feel inadequate for Locusta, he decided to move to Rome to prove himself.

Locusta was working wonders with plants in her native village, but it was time for this clever woman to break her chains and leave her shell. Eventually Locusta decided to move to Rome. Although he moved to Rome, he sought several occupations to make a living. that you can make money only with plants He soon understood.

Locusta was not the only thing that came to Rome from Gaul, Locusta’s fame came with it.

At that time, many people who performed miraculous things with plants were called sorcerers, and Locusta was one of them. When he came to Rome Gallic Locusta introduced as. The Gaul Locusta received more attention than he had expected here. The underlying reason for this interest was that there were too many bureaucrats in Rome.

Many bureaucrats and managers who want to rise, in order to guarantee themselves by poisoning his enemies and rivals he wanted to get killed. With its know-how, Locusta was a perfect fit for these tasks.

Locusta, who poisoned many bureaucrats with her superior herbal knowledge, drank some poison every day because she was very afraid of being poisoned.

Locusta, who poisoned many middle and high-level bureaucrats to make money, lost his life. affected by the suffering of his victims The thing he feared most was to die by poisoning.

Locusta, who thinks that he cannot be poisoned if he is immune to poisons, has been living for years. by drinking some poison every day He trained his body against poisons. Sometimes the poisons he drank were heavy, but he gained immunity with the antidote and after a while he almost succeeded in gaining full immunity against poisons.

Locusta was too valuable to be killed for his abilities even if he was caught, and he was able to take advantage of it many times.

in Rome all his life He killed 400 people by poisoning It would be an exaggeration to think that a predicted person was never caught. As a matter of fact, although Locusta was caught red-handed a few times, they decided to make an agreement instead of punishing them to take advantage of Locusta, as those who caught them had rivals and enemies that they wanted to eliminate.

Starting to poison the emperors and their families, Locusta reached the top of fame.

Locusta, whose reputation was on everyone’s lips in Rome, at the request of Nero’s wife. 4. Roman Emperor Claudius also poisoned. After Claudius’ death, the 5th Roman Emperor Nero pardoned Locusta, who was imprisoned for murder and sentenced to death, for his share in Claudius’ death, and promised to keep him “exempt from the death penalty for life”.

During this period, Locusta worked under Emperor Nero. Locusta, in line with Nero’s demands, lectures to students on plants and poisons while giving; He also poisoned Britannicus, son of Claudius, who was likely to ascend to the throne.

The death of Emperor Nero also marked the beginning of the end of Locusta.

Locusta, who worked under Nero for a long time, also served for a while to the 6th Roman Emperor Galba, who came to the throne after Nero’s death. Although Galba took advantage of Locusta’s magic for a while, He began to doubt Locusta’s loyalty. and decided to kill him before Locusta poisoned him.

It was a great tradition in Rome at that time that people who were sentenced to death were sentenced to death. decision to be raped by animals Also used to humiliate Locusta and rape a giraffe

Locusta, who was executed after the rape, was called a sorcerer. to prevent resurrection. His dead body was cremated and his ashes were thrown into the sea. Shortly after Locusta’s tragic death, Emperor Galba died of poisoning. Many believe that Locusta was involved in Galba’s death, giving Galba a poison that slowly killed him.

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