He Bought Rome’s Throne. It Got Him Killed #historyshorts

Didius Julianus bought his way onto the Roman throne. His new bodyguards? They’d just murdered the previous emperor. Sixty-six days later, his reign ended in execution. You bought the throne. Loyalty was sold separately. Didius Julianus bought the Roman Empire at an auction, but the receipt cost him his life. See how the shortest reign ended. In 193 AD, the throne of Rome was up for grabs. Didius Julianus decided that instead of fighting for power, he would simply outbid everyone else. He offered a massive payout to the Praetorian Guard, secured the title, and immediately realized he had made a terrible mistake. It turns out that buying the empire is significantly easier than actually keeping it. While Julianus celebrated his new position, a rival general was already marching on Rome with a battle-hardened army. As his own troops began to defect, the new emperor learned that gold buys loyalty, but it cannot stop an invading force. We explore the chaotic timeline of the Roman emperor who won the auction but lost the war. Subscribe to History3Loaded for animated history and strange true stories from the past. What is the most expensive mistake in history? Let us know in the comments. #Shorts #History #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #DidiusJulianus #History3loaded