• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    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

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Yes, it was suspected that he had in some way offended the gods by stretching too far into Persia.

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Blasphemy. My Iupiter would want the Persians pushed to the Pacific and a little further yet!

        I regret that there’s not more surviving Persian sources.