Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of Ricimer. Though practically forgotten today, he is one of the men most responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire in the West.
1 posted on
08/17/2019 10:57:35 AM PDT by
Antoninus
To: SunkenCiv; Mrs. Don-o
Fall of the Empire / Ancient History ping.
2 posted on
08/17/2019 10:58:19 AM PDT by
Antoninus
("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
To: Antoninus
Unconquerable?
Death thinks NOT.
5 posted on
08/17/2019 11:07:35 AM PDT by
Alas Babylon!
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To: Antoninus
Within thirty days after Olybrius succeeded to the Roman throne in the way described, Ricimer lost his life by vomiting most of his blood. Then Olybrius died of edema. The medical examiner ruled it a suicide. And the evidence he had against the Empress Hillarius Clintonius disappeared from history.
To: Antoninus
Was Ricimer himself poisoned?
8 posted on
08/17/2019 11:24:16 AM PDT by
Zhang Fei
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To: Antoninus
If he died of “vomiting most of his blood” then he was poisoned.
11 posted on
08/17/2019 12:49:08 PM PDT by
Mr. K
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