Many Roman Emperors secured their reputations on the battlefield, but not all of them came away unscathed. Discover which emperors lived and died by the sword.
- Maximinus Thrax at the Siege of Aquileia
- The Emperors Philip and Decius
- Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge
- Roman Emperor Valens and the Battle of Adrianople
Then you have Augustus who was always mysteriously ill before a big fight. Interestingly Napoleon also played sick whenever his superiors tried to make him fight a fight he didn’t want. He was also very interested in Roman and Greek history.