On this day in history, a strong candidate for the title of "Last Pagan Emperor of Rome" took the Western imperial throne.
1 posted on
08/22/2019 9:42:00 AM PDT by
Antoninus
To: SunkenCiv
Ancient history/Fall of the Roman Empire ping.
2 posted on
08/22/2019 9:42:35 AM PDT by
Antoninus
("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
To: Antoninus
The last pagan emperor of Rome: Francis, the Dope Pope.
To: Antoninus
So we’re not counting Merkel?
5 posted on
08/22/2019 9:57:14 AM PDT by
dangus
To: Antoninus
Valentinian II was dead. He was found strangled in his chambers. The official verdict was that he had committed suicideCan't the officials ever quit sounding like a broken record?
6 posted on
08/22/2019 10:12:44 AM PDT by
Migraine
To: Antoninus
Constantine snuck in before, having had a deathbed conversion to Christianity in 337, and later proclaimed a saint. So I think he was a pagan emperor who wanted to cover all the bases before it was too late.
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