Have you ever thrown a party that people talked about for years afterward? I once threw a going-away party for a co-worker who was temporarily living with me. I didn't invite anyone (she did), but before the night was over, the police had set up a roadblock in the complex's driveway and residents of four apartments were evicted, including mine. I don't remember much else about it. That party still didn't hold a candle to the ones that rich and powerful people have thrown throughout history.
In ancient Egypt, worship of one particular god involved parties where one was required to get as drink as possible. They don't make religions like that anymore. Or do they? A pope once threw a party that appears to have been a sexual orgy. Louis XIV once staged an extravagant and decadent party that lasted a week, but was sensible enough to not let the revelers inside the palace. Powerful and ambitious leaders threw enormous parties to impress their rivals and the general populace, but these sometimes had the opposite effect. You have to be careful not to enrage those who weren't invited. Weird History shares the details of some of the biggest, wildest parties in history.
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