Information Is Beautiful

Visualising the lifetimes (and deaths) of major Roman Emperors

(by Reddit user: u/Western-Flatworm-537)

Mar 9 at 12:55pmWeb
Show threadChristopher BurtonMar 9
@infobeautiful I feel like Valerian should've died in his sleep.
Show threadChristian LinsMar 9
@infobeautiful @GeschichteFM
Show threadStuMar 9

@infobeautiful That's fascinating.

Just squinting at it, it feels like you either had a solid yellow bar and died of natural causes or you barely got going and met a sticky end.

Show threadRolloTreadwayMar 9
@infobeautiful I don't know about many Roman emperors, but Nerva was not assassinated. He died following a stroke, a quite timely death because if he hadn't done so, he was sufficiently unpopular that assassination could well have come along later.
Show threadÆ Sea F.Mar 9

@RolloTreadway

Lately I'm under the impression too that most of @infobeautiful 's infographics are grossly misleading

Show threadAlisonW ♿🏳️‍🌈♾️Mar 9
@infobeautiful
Assassination upon taking office is rather common. Oops.
Show threadAaronMar 9
@infobeautiful Looks like your odds of being alive much longer after being crowned Emperor aren't great.