Usurper Nepotianus Falls: Rome's Instability Deepens
Troops loyal to the usurper Magnentius killed the rival claimant Nepotianus in Rome after just 28 days of his attempted seizure of power. The brief episode illustrated the violent instability of the late Roman Empire, where competing military commanders carved out territorial claims and murdered rivals in a cycle of civil war that steadily eroded central authority.
June 30, 350
1676 years ago
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