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Suicide

Roman Empire · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

9Records
24–353Date range
9Named people
3Places

Chronological records

24

Gaius Silius24

Warfare / Military

Death of Gaius Silius, commits suicide

66

Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo66

Warfare / Military

Ordered by Nero to commit suicide for his part in a plot to overthrow the Emperor

68

Nero68

Warfare / Military

Rebellion in Gaul leads Nero to suicide

106

Decebalus106

Sarmizegethusa · Warfare / Military

The fall of Sarmizegethusa forces Decebalus to commit suicide. Death of Decebalus, suicide

Trajan106

Sarmizegethusa · Warfare / Military

The fall of Sarmizegethusa forces Decebalus to commit suicide

197

Decimus Clodius Albinus197

Warfare / Military

Defeated by Emperor Severus in Gaul & commits suicide

238

Marcus Antonius Gordianus238

Carthage · Warfare / Military

Commits suicide after the Battle of Carthage

353

Constantius II353

Mons Seleucus · Warfare / Military

Magnentius made a final stand in 353 in the Battle of Mons Seleucus, after which he committed suicide by falling on his sword

Magnentius353

Mons Seleucus · Warfare / Military

Magnentius made a final stand in 353 in the Battle of Mons Seleucus, after which he committed suicide by falling on his sword

Names involved

Constantius IIDecebalusDecimus Clodius AlbinusGaius SiliusGnaeus Domitius CorbuloMagnentiusMarcus Antonius GordianusNeroTrajan

Provenance

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