Inglorious End: The Final Hours of Elagabalus' Reign in Rome #shorts #romanemperor #history
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Julia Maesa convinced Elagabalus to adopt his 12-year-old cousin, Severus Alexander, with the intention of replacing him. Alexander quickly gained popularity due to Elagabalus' extreme unpopularity among the Senate and the military.
Fearing a potential overthrow by his cousin, Elagabalus made detailed plans for his own assassination. He prepared a silk noose, golden swords, poisons mixed with precious stones, and even constructed a gilded and jeweled tower as possible means of ending his life.
However, Elagabalus' preparations were in vain. He was eventually killed by his own soldiers while hiding in the toilets. His lifeless body was then dragged through the streets of Rome and thrown into the River Tiber, ending up in the Cloaca Maxima, Rome's sewer. It marked one of the most inglorious deaths of a Roman emperor, befitting one of Rome's most despised rulers.
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