Greetings all,
Today
we reflect on one of the most bizarre episodes of Roman history, when
the usurper Julius Nepotianus took over the city of Rome on June 3rd in
350 AD:
Nepotianus took the city with a troop
of gladiators, no less! (That's a bit like someone taking over London
with a couple of Rugby teams...)
He was the son of
Constantine's half-sister, and he managed to hold the city for nearly a
month before troops loyal to Magentius returned to the city to deal with
him. Nepotianus may not have been the smartest would-be Emperor in the
pool, but he was nothing if not brave as he even stayed to fight it out at
the end.
I have to admit I'm impressed by this Mad Lad... and even offer
12x12" canvas prints of the ultra-rare coins he quickly minted during
his brief rule:
(If anyone buys this canvas wall hanging 100% of the proceeds go to Byzantium Novum for domain and website hosting!)
-Marcus Cassius Julianus
www.byzantiumnovum.org
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