Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Sometimes different kingdoms or empires tried to scrub out an embarrassing or hated ruler. Thankfully it rarely worked.
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Music used:
"Death of Kings" by Kevin MacLeod

Sources:
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- Chan, Hok-lam. Ming Taizu (r. 1368–98) and the Foundation of the Ming Dynasty in China. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2023.
- Dio, Cassius. (William Mann translation). Caracalla and Geta: Lives of the Roman Emperors of Gladiator II. N.p.: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp, 2025.
- Omissi, Adrastos. Emperors and Usurpers in the Later Roman Empire: Civil War, Panegyric, and the Construction of Legitimacy. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, 2018.
- Ridley, Ronald T.. Akhenaten: A Historian's View. Egypt: American University in Cairo Press, 2019.
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