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The Year of the Six Emperors Posted by kunthra on Sep 1, 2010
The Year of the Six Emperors was a period of political instability in ancient Rome. This was a year where a total of six emperors jockeyed for power, and often through brutal means. Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus was a commoner who rose through the ranks as a soldier. Historians believe he had a complex about…