{"id":119909,"date":"2026-09-08T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/?p=119909"},"modified":"2026-09-08T11:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:38:19","slug":"believed-roman-emperors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/believed-roman-emperors\/","title":{"rendered":"Insane Things People Believed About Roman Emperors"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:66.666666666667%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-7::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-7{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-8::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-8{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-9::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-9{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-10::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-10{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-11::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-11{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Roman Empire was the most powerful thing the ancient world had ever produced, and the men who ruled it naturally <strong>inspired countless legends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">History remembers many Roman emperors as bizarre and often cruel characters, so while their subjects had no power to stop them, at least they could spread <strong>rumors<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People believed some of the strangest stories about these rulers! Some were inspired by unfair rules, others by the rulers&rsquo; quirks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either way, they&rsquo;re all incredibly interesting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Trajan and His Goat Ears<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-106916\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106916 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trajan-roman-emperor-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emperor Trajan is remembered as one of the fairest rulers that the Roman Empire ever had, though there is room for subjectivity here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much like people dubbed Alexander the Great <em>Terrible<\/em> in the East, the people Trajan conquered also believed some insane things about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In today&rsquo;s Balkans, what was then known as Moesia and Dacia, the emperor was known for his <strong>brutal campaigns<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a way to mock the tyrant, people spread a fairytale that spoke of a terrible secret: the emperor had <strong>goat ears<\/strong>! It&rsquo;s actually a local retelling of the legend of<strong> King Midas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story goes that Trajan&rsquo;s barber discovered his secret, but he had to keep quiet to save his own life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It weighed on him for years, so he finally dug a hole in the ground and spoke the secret into it. Cane grew from that hole in the ground, and some children used it to make a pipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every time they played the pipe, it echoed: Emperor Trajan has goat ears!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fairytale survived for <strong>thousands of years<\/strong>, and is still retold today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Nero Giving Birth to a Frog<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119991\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119991 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nero_frog_portrait-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This strange story is believed to be a commentary about the power and greed of the notorious emperor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story goes that Nero was so hungry for new forms of power that he chose to drink a <strong>magic potion<\/strong> that made him <strong>pregnant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He thought he would give a miraculous birth to his own heir, but when the time came, he gave birth to a frog, instead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient storytellers chose not to be subtle here because the frog represents all the wrong things; it&rsquo;s cold, ugly, and useless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was loud and served no purpose, at least not the kind that Nero expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tale was a <strong>moral critique<\/strong> of the emperor, because he was obsessed with controlling everything, including nature itself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end, his ambition produced something absurd!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Elagabalus and His Open-Air Brothel<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119989\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119989 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elagabalus_imperial_hall-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elagabalus became emperor at about fourteen years old, and he has a particularly spicy reputation in all of Roman imperial history!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient sources claimed that he transformed the <strong>Roman Forum<\/strong> into an open-air <strong>brothel<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He dismantled every social norm of Rome, and even hosted drinking contests so intense that his guests drowned in wine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there&rsquo;s an important context to these rumors: Elagabalus was <strong>Syrian<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He brought a Syrian sun cult to Rome and wore Eastern robes, completely rejecting the expectations that Romans had for their rulers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most modern historians view this moral outrage as <strong>xenophobia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We don&rsquo;t know whether these stories about the brothel and drinking were real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we do know that these accusations of moral depravity were used to condemn the emperor&rsquo;s foreign background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Caligula&rsquo;s Horse Consul<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119987\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119987 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caligula_horse_stable-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient sources record that Emperor Caligula adored his <strong>horse Incitatus<\/strong> far beyond what&rsquo;s considered normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The horse had a marble stable, had its own servants, and was fed a mixture of oats and gold flakes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But most insanely, Caligula allegedly planned to <strong>appoint the horse<\/strong> as a Roman consul!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this anecdote survived centuries, it&rsquo;s assumed that Caligula threatened to make the horse a consul as a form of <strong>political provocation<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, he told the Senate that a horse could do their job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story stuck because it contains a lesson about absolute power. A ruler without proper restraint from the Senate could do any absurd thing he wanted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Caesar&rsquo;s Comet&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-99398\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky.png 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-960x640.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-1080x720.png 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-170x113.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20800'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='800'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99398 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky.png 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-960x640.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-1080x720.png 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comet-clouds-sky-170x113.png 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Julius Caesar was assassinated, the entire Rome mourned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About four months after his death, during <strong>funeral games<\/strong> held in his honor, a <strong>comet<\/strong> appeared in the sky, burning for seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing was staggering, and everyone immediately concluded that the comet was Caesar&rsquo;s soul ascending to <strong>godhood<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comet became known as the <em>Sidus Iulium<\/em> or the Julian Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His adopted heir, Octavian, immediately used that belief to help his own rise to power. Caesar was<strong> formally deified<\/strong> by the Roman Senate, and temples were built for him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He became a real part of state theology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Augustus, Son of Apollo<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119986\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple.jpg\" alt=\"emperor rome\" class=\"wp-image-119986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"emperor rome\" class=\"wp-image-119986 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augustus_apollo_temple-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many stories of kings and emperors with divine origins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This particular story circulated during Augustus&rsquo; life and gave him an even greater claim to rule.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It says that his mother, <strong>Atia<\/strong>, fell asleep in the Temple of Apollo and, in her sleep, was visited by a <strong>serpent<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nine months later, Augustus was born bearing a birthmark in the shape of the stars. He was allegedly also an unusually calm infant, which set him apart even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The serpent was Apollo himself, meaning that Augustus was the son of a literal god, and not of his father Gaius Octavius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s important to know that Augustus (previously Octavian) ruled immediately after Julius Caesar, so he had some really big shoes to fill!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Caesar had just been deified, Augustus also needed something that <strong>made him divine<\/strong> in the eyes of his people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Diocletian Left the Throne to Grow Cabbage<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119988\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119988 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/diocletian_cabbage_garden-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 305 AD, the Emperor Diocletian did what had never been done before in the history of Rome: he <strong>willingly abdicated<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He retired to his palace on the Dalmatian coast in what is now Split, Croatia. There, he spent much of his time gardening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he was begged to return because the Empire was in chaos, he refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reportedly, he said that if they could see the cabbages he had grown with his own hands, they would never ask him to give up this life for power again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This story stuck with us for so long because it speaks of something most people experience sooner or later: the <strong>weight of ambition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diocletian became the unique example of a Roman emperor who chose <strong>personal peace<\/strong> over power.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Claudius Was Made Emperor by Accident<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119983\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119983 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/claudius_discovered_palace-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story of how Claudius became emperor is pretty bizarre.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Caligula was assassinated by the imperial guard, the palace was thrown into chaos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caligula&rsquo;s uncle, Claudius, was found <strong>hiding behind a curtain<\/strong>, terrified. He had only survived the assassination because he hid somewhere no one thought to look for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Praetorian Guard discovered him, and the story goes that they half-jokingly declared him emperor just to bring back some semblance of peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took a lot of convincing for Claudius to accept the title, but even the Senate was bypassed in the rush, and he became a ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This story reveals something that we can all relate to: the decisions about <strong>who rules the world<\/strong> are often made in panic and almost accidentally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Vespasian Had a Healing Touch<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119985\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119985 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vespasian_healing_alexandria-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Vespasian arrived in Alexandria in 69 AD to claim the imperial throne, it&rsquo;s recorded that two ordinary men approached him, asking to be healed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One was blind, and the other was lame, and they told the emperor that the<strong> god Serapis<\/strong> told them in a dream to seek him out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apparently, Vespasian&rsquo;s saliva and touch could heal them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vespasian was skeptical, so he waited and even spoke to physicians. He was mainly worried that his reputation would suffer if he tried to heal them and nothing happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But under pressure from advisers, he tried it, and everyone <strong>witnessed<\/strong> as both men were<strong> healed immediately<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clearly, this story was spread around to support his claim to the throne. He was chosen by a god to heal people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Hadrian&rsquo;s Wall Was Made to Stop Monsters<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119984\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119984 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hadrians_wall_dawn-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hadrian&rsquo;s Wall was built across northern Britain in the 120s AD. History recognizes it as a practical measure for guarding Roman territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the people who lived near the wall created a story that quickly entered folklore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their minds, the wall was made to separate the known from the unknown. It was meant to keep away the people of the far north, who <strong>weren&rsquo;t really human<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066 <strong>Picts, Caledonians<\/strong>, and other northern tribes were regarded almost as mythological beings because they refused the Roman order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The power of our imagination truly shines here. An emperor built a wall, but legend turned it into the edge of the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Honorius and His Chicken<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119990\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119990 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-11\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/honorius_hugging_chicken-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/ja\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 410 AD, the Visigoth king <strong>Alaric sacked Rome<\/strong>. This is considered one of the crucial moments in the fall of the Western Roman Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Emperor Honorius, who was not in Rome when it fell, received the news of the fall, and he started panicking&hellip; for his <strong>pet chicken, Roma<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he heard that Rome had perished, he first thought that the messenger was informing him about his pet&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when he learned that it was actually the city that fell, it&rsquo;s said that he relaxed, saying he had thought it was more serious than that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This story is clearly a satire, created as a commentary on the emperor&rsquo;s detached and <strong>ineffective reign<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Roman Empire was the most powerful thing the ancient world had ever produced, and the men who ruled it naturally inspired countless legends. 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