Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video explores the deaths of 150 Roman emperors.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Natural causes
2:36 Assassination
3:28 Scribd
4:42 Ways to kill an emperor
6:48 Death in battle and suicide
8:14 Reviewing causes of death
8:45 The life expectancy of an emperor