I'm sure he did but he couldn't persecute Christians then. With someone like Napoleon (a French führer) on the loose, mayhem can be guaranteed. Stalin. Caligula. Vlad The Impaler. All idolators. Satan seems to attack education, especially Christian education, as a visit to the Arabian Peninsular demonstrates quite well. What he wants is for everyone to be at war all the time.
Psalm 140:1-3 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.