In 193 AD, Emperor Pertinax was assassinated by the Praetorian Guard—an event that exposed the fragility of imperial power in Rome.
The Assassination of Emperor Pertinax: A Tragic End to a Short-Lived Reformist
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Roman Assassinations
The Assassination of Emperor Pertinax: The Fall of a Reformer
In 193 AD, Emperor Pertinax was assassinated by the Praetorian Guard after a brief rule, triggering the infamous Year of the Five Emperors.
The Murder of Agrippina: How Nero Killed His Own Mother
In 59 AD, Emperor Nero orchestrated the murder of his mother, Agrippina the Younger, in a brutal act of betrayal that shocked Rome.
The Assassination of Caligula: Rome’s Mad Emperor Falls
Explore the dramatic assassination of Emperor Caligula in 41 AD, a plot that ended his tyrannical rule and shook the Roman Empire.
