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Ever get so angry you felt like you were going to die? Valentinian knows that feeling (lemmy.world)

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago

Explanation: The Roman Emperor Valentinian I died during negotiations with some Germanic tribes because the famously hot-tempered Emperor finally blew one fuse too many! When the Quadi tribe insisted that the conflict was the fault of the Romans, and that the Quadi were not bound by any treaties they made, Valentinian had a stroke while shouting at their envoys.

Man Literally Too Mad To Live

[–] triarius@programming.dev 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Says a lot about palace intrigue that dying of old age is considered a "weird death".

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Best part is, old age isn't even certain - there were assassination rumors swirling around Augustus's death too. Never a dull moment as the most powerful autocrat in the Classical world!

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Don't eat the figs.