Waiting room
IncompleteThe Executioner of Rome
When the revolutionary movement he is ordered to execute threatens his life and divides his marriage, Rome's ageing executioner must decide whether his lifetime of state-sanctioned killing has been justice or whether the world about to replace him might have a point.
- Started
- July 2026
Why this project
This is a glimpse into the life of Gionvanni Bugatti, The Execturioner of Rome. In here I want to delve into the arguments for and against the death penalty through the lens of the man with 516 executions to his name.
Additional notes
In researching this project, I was intouch with archives in Rome to digitise the ledger of executions. I have turned this information into a spreadsheet for the interest of any other researcher. I have a deeper version available upon research request.