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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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[–] triarius 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months 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!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Don't eat the figs.