Myths & mysteries
Emperor Tiberius routinely threw astrologers off a cliff if they failed to accurately predict his future
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Talk about a harsh performance review. The paranoid Roman emperor kept a stable of astrologers at his villa in Capri. He would test them, and if their prophecies seemed bogus or failed to flatter him, he literally had his guards hurl them off a sheer cliff into the ocean. It was an excellent incentive for keeping predictions incredibly vague.
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