The Assassination of Emperor Valentinian III
The Assassination of the Roman Emperor Valentinian III On the 16th of March in 455, seriously, it's a real year, look it up, the Roman Emperor Valentinian III was assassinated. Valentinian had been having some serious problems for the last few years of his reign. Many of these problems were paranoia. Other problems revolved around hedgehogs and STDs, but we're not getting into that. Everyone was out to get him. Even that bloke selling ice-creams from the van on the corner. And especially the dude on the skateboard in the park. And, not least with a bloke called Aetius, a Roman General, and the "Last of the Romans." Valentinian had relied, either willingly or out of necessity, on the help of Aetius for over twenty years. The Roman General had quelled unrest in the Empire and defeated invading armies, including a resounding victory over the army of Attila The Hun. The Roman General, Aetius, was...