Curated playlist
People executed by the Roman Empire
- JesusJesus left no writings of his own. Almost everything known about him comes from accounts by others.
- Tiberius GemellusSoldiers handed Tiberius Gemellus a sword and had to guide it themselves. Caligula had ordered his cousin to die.
- LiciniusLicinius, a peasant's son, co-wrote the Edict of Milan with Constantine. Later Constantine erased his laws.
- Saint PeterSaint Peter denied knowing Jesus three times on the night Jesus was arrested. Later, he three times said he loved him.
- Paul the ApostlePaul the Apostle began as a persecutor of early Christians. He was a tent-maker from Tarsus before the road to Damascus.
- Seneca the YoungerThe Roman philosopher Seneca survived bleeding and poison, then died from steam in a warm bath.
- StilichoRome's top general, Stilicho, was executed in 408, and Rome fell to invaders within two years.
- VitelliusVitellius ruled Rome for just eight months in AD 69. His last words were "Yet I was once your emperor."
- Didius JulianusDidius Julianus became Roman emperor by shouting bids over a wall. The Praetorian Guard had put the throne up for sale.
- Quintus Aemilius LaetusQuintus Aemilius Laetus helped plot the killing of Emperor Commodus on the last night of 192 CE.
- MacrinusMacrinus became Roman emperor without ever entering the Senate. He then ruled from Antioch and never visited Rome.
- SejanusA letter read aloud to the Senate brought down Sejanus, the second man in Rome.
- Apollodorus of DamascusOne ancient account says Hadrian had the architect Apollodorus of Damascus killed for mocking him.