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.
Dying of old age was truly one of the weirdest way for a Roman Emperor to go. 😂
No, seriously. According to this list made by a random guy on the internet, between Augustus and Theodosius I, only 1/3 Emperors died of natural causes. Everyone else was either assassinated, killed in battle, executed, or commited suicide.
Bro I can't imagine crashing out so hard that I have a stroke. I always say that I'm gonna have one as a joke, the fact this literally happened to a sitting Roman emperor is hilarious.
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PugJesus@piefed.social · 18 pts · 351d
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
Not_Dav3@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 351d
Dying of old age was truly one of the weirdest way for a Roman Emperor to go. 😂
No, seriously. According to this list made by a random guy on the internet, between Augustus and Theodosius I, only 1/3 Emperors died of natural causes. Everyone else was either assassinated, killed in battle, executed, or commited suicide.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 351d
And the odds are, a couple of those natural causes had a little help too
Ebahn13@pawb.social · 8 pts · 351d
Would probably die the same way if I had to deal with Asterix and Obelix all the time.
SalamenceFury@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 351d
Bro I can't imagine crashing out so hard that I have a stroke. I always say that I'm gonna have one as a joke, the fact this literally happened to a sitting Roman emperor is hilarious.
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 351d
It was probably the other way around. Stroke caused the lash out