Bruh! Otho and Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings would be so spectacular together! #LOTR #LordOfTheRings #Tolkien #Otho #PeterCorrigan #Sam #SeanAstin #SamwiseGamgee

1954 years to the day (April 16, 69 AD), the Roman Emperor Otho ended his brief reign by his own hand rather than continue in a Civil War for the throne against Vilettlius. Otho's seemingly noble(-ish) end captured the imagination of Roman historians in light of the fact he had previously been noted for his relationship to Nero, having serious debt problems, and seizing the throne by murdering his predecessor in January 69. I wrote a very long article about the enigmatic life and death of Otho, focusing on comparing four Roman historian accounts and their different opinions on the matter.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/ancient-accounts-on-the-enigmatic-life-and-death-of-emperor-otho/

#history #romanempire #romanhistory #romanemperor #otho #yearoffouremperors

Sometimes, the consumerist in me just wants to buy nice things. Good that I am broke enough to not afford yet another #Otho #pen

But this is so cool:
https://www.ohto.co.jp/english/product/multi-mf-20k3b/

Sometimes, the consumerist in me just wants to buy nice things. Good that I am broke enough to not afford yet another #Otho #pen

But this is so cool:
https://www.ohto.co.jp/english/product/multi-mf-20k3b/

Otho, the second of Rome's four Emperors in 69 AD, took his own life on April 16, 69, rather than continue in a civil war to retain the throne. The extant ancient historian accounts grappled with the contrast Otho's seemingly noble end (under Roman standards) and their low opinions of him in life. I had a bit to say about the histories last year (a bit over 18k words).

https://thenewleafjournal.com/ancient-accounts-on-the-enigmatic-life-and-death-of-emperor-otho/

#rome #romanhistory #romanemire
#history #otho #newleafjournal #TheNewLeafJournal