Curated playlist
Roman royalty who served as consul
- Constantine II (emperor)Roman emperor Constantine II was erased from official records after his death.
- TiberiusMobs shouted "To the Tiber with Tiberius" when Rome's second emperor died.
- Constantius ChlorusThe Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus never heard the name Chlorus. Byzantine-era historians coined it after he died.
- DomitianRoman emperor Domitian was stabbed by a steward who faked an arm injury to hide a dagger.
- Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius wrote a private journal that sold 100,000 copies in 2019.
- Lucius VerusRome had its first two equal emperors in 161. Marcus Aurelius refused to rule unless Lucius Verus got equal powers.
- Justinian IJustinian I nearly fled Constantinople by sea during the Nika riots. His wife Theodora refused to leave, and he stayed.
- GaleriusGalerius, a cattle-herder's son, became a Roman emperor. In 311 he ended the persecution of Christians he had pushed.
- ArcadiusRoman emperor Arcadius was named co-ruler by his father before he turned five. Others steered his reign.
- TitusEmperor Titus reportedly died saying, "I have made but one mistake." No one agrees what it was.
- TrajanTrajan, born in a small Spanish town without baths or a theater, became Rome's emperor.
- HonoriusTen-year-old Honorius inherited the western Roman Empire and lived to see Rome sacked.
- GermanicusRomans began mourning Germanicus before the Senate ordered it. He died in Antioch in AD 19, aged thirty-three.
- Severus AlexanderSeverus Alexander was ruling the Roman Empire alone by age thirteen.