Curated playlist
Murdered Roman emperors
- GallienusRoman emperor Gallienus was stabbed outside Milan after a false report of an enemy breakout.
- Julius NeposJulius Nepos was still called Roman emperor when he was murdered in 480. He had lost Italy nearly five years earlier.
- DomitianRoman emperor Domitian was stabbed by a steward who faked an arm injury to hide a dagger.
- ClaudiusA soldier found Claudius hiding behind a curtain and declared him emperor.
- CaligulaEmperor Caligula once rode a horse across a floating bridge more than two miles long.
- Maximinus ThraxRoman emperor Maximinus Thrax never once visited Rome during his entire reign. His own soldiers killed him in 238.
- GalbaRoman emperor Galba refused to pay the Praetorian Guard, and it cost him his life.
- AurelianA forged list of officials marked for execution got Roman emperor Aurelian killed by his own officers.
- MaxentiusEmperor Maxentius ended the persecution of Christians in his lands at least five years before the Edict of Milan.
- Severus AlexanderSeverus Alexander was ruling the Roman Empire alone by age thirteen.