‘Who is a bad guy in history who actually wasn’t a bad guy?’ – 13 leading nominations
7.
‘Jesus was given vinegar to drink by the Roman.
‘It turns out that the roman military provided their troops with a water/vinegar mixture to drink because it helped them replenish their salt levels after perspiring.
‘So, the only thing the Roman did was to offer Jesus a sip of his own drink rather than making him drink vinegar as punishment or a dig.’
Faniroz
8.
‘Tom the cat. Jerry is a menace.’
nocturnalfrolic
9.
‘William Thomas Green Morton died broke defending his discovery of anesthesia. He was a dentist and didn’t get much respect from the doctors at the time. IMO one of the most important medical discoveries.’
tindalos
10.
‘Hades.
‘He barely cheated on his wife and was loyal. He only kidnapped Persephone because Zeus told him to. He’s a good father. He doesn’t cause death, only what happens after. Also he named his Dog Spot, adorable.
‘People always act like he’s evil and malicious. But in all reality he’s a sweet guy.’
Ok-Parsnip4681
11.
‘Captain Bligh. His mistake was being too soft rather than too harsh. He let his crew slack off while they were waiting to make sure the breadfruit trees would survive transplantation, and they mutinied when he put them back to work.’
JJohnston015
12.
‘Pharaoh Cleopatra, she was actually a pretty good ruler with her focusing more on her nation than just abusing her position for her own benefit.
‘There’s even some records saying that she wasn’t even all that beautiful, she was however very intelligent with stuff like how she learned around 10 different languages.’
No_Prize9794
13.
‘Monica Lewinsky.’
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