Ten Most Forgettable Roman Emperors

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

These were truly some of the Roman emperors of all time.

[@augustuscaesar8287]

No way

[@SofaKingShit]

Nonetheless they undeniably left their unforgettable and indelible mark on history, like that whassisname. The second one. With the statue somewhere.

[@davidsantiago-bonilla3442]

@@SofaKingShitoh yeah! That one!

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Roman Time

[@peterbayne7227]

I like the part where Libius Severus said "It's Emperor time!" and Falcon Punched the Goths back over the Rhine.

[@sumtingwong2138]

Theodosius' story is actually very heartwarming, wasn't power hungry and thus preserved his life and the lives of countless soldiers

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Theo III: No Please don't make me Emperor Byzantine Army: Its time for your Coronation my Empror Theo III: I am ok Byzantine Army: We insist Theo III: ok my subjects

[@gabrielethier2046]

To be fair it wasn't the best time to be an emperor

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

@@gabrielethier2046 yup, it was like being elected Mayor of Detroit

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

@Kevin Grau excellent Soyjak meme potential

[@Davidpromaster]

@@forickgrimaldus8301 ​​⁠ You cant be an emperor whilst being a soyjack, fool.

[@grant.5345]

Emperor Nikephorus: "Who are we fighting today?" he said as his attendants dressed him. He stood upon a platform, as his many servants adorned him with silks and gold. As his crown was fitted, he glanced himself in the silver mirror at his side. A sad frown reached the emperors lips "Probably Nikephorus"

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Emproror Nike fought his rivals Nike, Nike and Nike who also overthrew the Eunich Nike, he was succeded by Emperor Alex.

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

Saint Nikephorus*

[@Крэйден_х]

They say that just before his overthrow and assassination, Emperor Haile Selassie learned that a man named Mengistu had rebelled against him. To which he responded in rage - When we suppress the uprising, I will ban this name. I can't help but think that Nikephorus himself was tired of the abundance of Nikephorus at his court and empire. Probably, when his best general rebelled, he rushed to him in tears and said - THANK GOD AT LEAST YOU ARE NOT NIKIFORUS

[@esbendit]

Emperor Tacitus. His most noteworthy act was to ensure the survival of the works of the historian of the same name. He did this so well that hi is now overshadowed by said historian.

[@kadzorimukherjee2257]

I thought they were the same guy until I read this.

[@alexs_toy_barn]

He was also notable for being the last emperor who was appointed by the senate

[@j55165]

And they weren't even related

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

He also could be on the list since I didn't even know about him, though Aurelian and Probus are well known to me.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Brother of Florianus who was in this list. Tacitus was at least chosen for his own merits (whatever they might have been).

[@Katuzzi]

Remember that time when Nikephoros was fighting Nikephoros who was allied with Nikephoros to take down Nikephoros? Me neither

[@poisonking-z2w]

"I used the Nikephoros to destroy the Nikephoros" -Nikephoros

[@TetsuShima]

The saddest thing here is that many Emperors in this list legitimately tried to become memorable legends like Caesar and Augustus, only to fall into obscurity and be only remembered by hardcore history geeks. Not everyone has the luck of making history

[@TheAurelianProject]

Still beats being a random Roman peasant I suppose.

[@indigomoraes7105]

They might not get every highlight, but history still remembers them well after a thousand years, i'd say they pretty much succeeded, at least compared to the millions other rulers in history that have gone into obscurity not as an afterthought but completely wiped out of every record.

[@quantashonjamaldigglerbury4934]

@@indigomoraes7105 Goofy ahh spanish native american book burning moment

[@romanicempirium3083]

Larping gets you no where

[@BroadwayRonMexico]

At least hardcore history nerds know them. That's more than can be said about most historical rulers, who have been completely lost to time

[@DreadAnon]

🎵We are the mediocre Augusti You won't find our faces on mosaics or solidi There's Geta, There's Otho, There's Constantine the Eighth There's Severus the Second! "My uncle sealed my fate!" 🎵

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

The Ohgustus Song

[@Pan_Z]

Theodosius III sounds like an anti-history emperor. His story is the opposite of how these tales usually play out. * Is a popular tax collector * Ran away because he didn't want to be emperor * No bloody battle. Just abdicated As an aside, this video illustrates how entertaining you make your scripts. Never feel like I'm getting a history essay mumbled at me.

[@yaldabraxas]

Now they are marked as the most forgettable, they are no longer forgettable. We need an update on that list!

[@RomabooRamblings]

I'll have to update the list until I get to Augustus

[@yaldabraxas]

@@RomabooRamblings That's the idea! And then you will have to start a new. The never-ending source of video ideas!

[@yaldabraxas]

@@RomabooRamblings Also, who's Augustus?

[@grant.5345]

@@yaldabraxas He did a sick ollie on the forum once so we named a month after him. Dunno if he did anything else though.

[@ntonisa6636]

Thanks to RR I'll never forget how forgettable all of these guys were. In fact in a few years from now I may still have a vague recollection of the reign of Fictus but because no one else except a few fellow RR watchers remembers him we'll end up concluding it's a manifestation of the Mandela effect and colliding parallel universes...

[@pzX145]

My favorite moment in all Romsn History is when Adipus Fictus and Sponsian the Great clashed at Illusia with 500,000 soldiers each and permanently split the empire between North and South

[@debater452]

Truly one of the events of all time

[@ALittleToTheLeft42]

🤣

[@wrednax8594]

Adipus was assisted by his loyal general Biggus Dickus. Truly one of the clashes of all time

[@HyperlordB]

I honestly think Theodosios III is quite memorable, not for what he did as an emperor but what he did before and after his reign.

[@nm7358]

Admit it, the only reason Romulus Augustulus is not at the top of the list is because of his sheer Roman badass name, and because everyone was taught and remembers that he was the last Emperor of Rome.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

The name is so beautiful he deserves to be remembered. It fist so well that Romulus, Augustus and Romulus Augustus are the marking points for West. And Constantine for East.

[@TheDAWinz]

F for Fictus he was a real one!

[@TetsuShima]

For me, Antoninus Pius is the most forgettable popular Emperor. He was definitely a great Caesar, but he didn't do during his reign anything memorable (like Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius did). His whole reign was just rising to the throne, making a decent administration...and f*cking dying. Heck, at least Commodus tried to be memorable, something he achieved in a certain way. Antoninus feels more like a transitional ruler between the great Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius

[@RomabooRamblings]

thought about adding him, but he's in the 5GE, so most people don't forget him

[@Burgermeister1836]

Nerva has entered the chat

[@theta_clips]

The issue with Antoninus Pius is that arguably a lot of the problems encountered by Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius stemmed from Pius' inaction, which allowed the Parthians and Marcomanni to amass strength while Rome slowly set into decadance.

[@niccolorichter1488]

​@@theta_clips I see this argument often but what was Pius supposed to do exactly? There was no problém , so there was no reaction Like Parthians became a problém Once during his reign, he send them a letter and they beck Down .

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

After all, there is a pandemic named after him. Not his fault but within his time.

[@matheuswagner5198]

I was actually believing the made up story of Fictus, given how chaotic the Third Century Crisis was and how there were declared emperors everywhere, like that Sponsianus guy that people just heard about.

[@shinsenshogun900]

Adipus Fictus legit sounds like a well renowned strong fictional character from the Latin epic Romans of the Three Empires. He even abdicated his emperor status when his legions surrendered him to Gallienus on their seventh battle of the Alps and was spared to become a cavalry expert instructor!

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

Adipus is actually a name from Asterix.

[@ntonisa6636]

Holy 😳 I can't believe I fell for emperor Fictus the fictitious... I was like "who the heck is that guy maybe I'm not such a big Roman history nerd as I thought I was"... then when you mentioned a cavalry commander named "Equinus" I thought..wait a second!!!

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

There are people who choose professions which match their name, so a magister equitum named Equinus is not such a big deal.

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

I also briefly fell for the Adipus- Fictus- story because @RomabooRamblings talks with such a constant voice that you don't get that he's actually kidding. However, the name actually means "the invented fatman", and the name of his opponent "the hostile".

[@ntonisa6636]

@@jensphiliphohmann1876 yeah I also figured the names eventually but if he had not revealed the joke there's a chance I might had walked away believing Fictus was a real person and the reason I had never heard about him until now had something to do with the Mandela Effect and the collision of parallel universes 😵🤣

[@magdalenusrex346]

I was hearing the Fictus story and was like "Wait did Mike Duncan forget something in the podcast or something? Why have i never heard of this man" which was funny

[@seronymus]

Hello based Hex Maniac avatar

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

I thought it was one of the usurpers that lived a month and weren’t noted by Senate or resort of empire so aren’t seen as legitimate. I barely recall most of them. Then I saw his name was Fictus

[@Popepaladin]

Regarding Theodosius III, there is definitely something fishy going on if a tax collector was popular with the local citizenry.

[@niccolorichter1488]

Maybe he was a Bad tax collector

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

@@niccolorichter1488 Or one who left time to delated taxpayers to pay their taxes instead of immediately imprisoning them and ruining them in the process as it might have been usual.

[@SDArgo_FoC]

I think it’s funny how Joannes (423-5) is not enumerated as John I. Seems everyone just forgot about him

[@dominicguye8058]

He isn't forgotten but does lack the regnal number for some reason

[@TheAurelianProject]

Plot twist: Adipus Fictus was actually real but documentation for his existence has just been lost to time.

[@Albert-tu8ds]

That Nikephoros guy might have been forgettable but the other Nikephoros is my all time favourite

[@arkcliref]

still though, nothing beats that other nikephoros

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Nick is my fav Nick

[@shpho]

Nikephoros III was truly the most Nikephoros Nikephoros of all Nikephoroses of his time.

[@Veriox22]

As a greek i really appreciate that you include eastern roman emperors as well.

[@aviecenna8579]

We are the adequate, forgettable, occasionally regrettable emperors of the Im-per-ium

[@TheAurelianProject]

Captain America: “I understood that reference.”

[@bofinn7613]

Honorable mentions from me would be for John VIII, he went on a smaller tour than his father and didn't die fighting like his brother, and Romanos II who's main accomplishment was dying too soon so we could have the emperors Nikephoros II and John Tzimiskes. Marcian is also pretty forgotten despite ruling 6 years pretty successfully

[@dariocarcano1379]

These are underrated emperors, not forgettable emperors

[@bofinn7613]

@@dariocarcano1379 The two are often linked but they are all forgotten or at least severely overlooked because of more famous people in the same period

[@danielchequer5842]

John VIII???? I don't remember any emperor named john, probably I know them by nicknames idk but

[@theta_clips]

@@danielchequer5842 Second to last Emperor IIRC, he was Constantine XI's father or uncle, can't remember. He tried to mend the Schism which is also why he has a fancy reinassance portrait

[@monetizedyay6827]

@@theta_clips brother

[@thedemonhater7748]

The best part about making a list like this is that if anyone tries to correct you and say someone else was less memorable, that’d make their pick more memorable, making you right all the same.

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

Adipus Fictus was among the better ones 😂

[@flazzorb]

I quite like the Nikephoriad, incredible.

[@witrex7764]

Now I need Libius Severus KZbin channel

[@georged.5595]

8:45 speaking of men named Nicephorus, how's Bringer of Victory coming along?

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

Theodosius is memorable for the fact that he had to be forced to become emperor.

[@niccolorichter1488]

Alexander died such a way that i always remember him

[@bigalmou2261]

You forgot ya boi Sponsian haha I thought John VIII Palaiologos would've made the list. He's somewhat forgettable, but the fact he apparently had a 20-something year reign came out of nowhere for me. Give Majorian 20 years and he would've conquered the galaxy in Roman Starships lmao

[@secret5816]

Absolutely love the dry humour of this video

[@heinzlilio4612]

I do often wonder how do the Eastern Roman nobles during the reign of Nikephoros III not confuse the emperor for the claimnants and rebels who had the same name as him

[@georged.5595]

Maybe they only used their surnames for exactly that reason?

[@JustinCage56]

The entire time you were talking about Fictus, I was making a ಠ_ಠ face the entire time. I was thinking "Wait...Who the fuck is this?"

[@Caligulashorse1453]

Exactly thought the same thing

[@birdofclay9581]

I once took a lecture about the emperors of the 3rd century and was still totally willing to believe that Adipus Fictus was just one of the guys we had to skip because there is only so much time in a semester and the 3rd century is just such a massive mess. But come to think of it, many people would probably remember him for the name alone.

[@RobloxHaterFromAustria8262]

Nobody: Not even a single soul: People in the 11th century be like: Let's name our children Nikephoros! *Years later* Guy 1: Hey, my name is Nikephoros. Guy 2: My name is also Nikephoros! *Lol*

[@Fummy007]

15:03 "Michael VI Bringas nothing to the table" lol I caught that.

[@CantusTropus]

"The Legions' loyalty span was rapidly approaching the length of a Tiktok Video" my sides are in orbit

[@stayunknown3421]

Didius Julianus, the dude who "bought" the empire from the pretorians after Pertinax' murder. Keep forgetting his name despite him becoming emperor in one of the most despicable ways.

[@septimiusseverus343]

_I have no regrets for what I did._

[@NateTheGnat]

he was very memorable though. you can even quote him "what evil have i done?"

[@wayneoneill5265]

Thanks

[@bio_5467]

Theodosius the third reign is the definition of “I don’t want to be here”

[@danovargess5068]

Chroniclers of Byzantium be like. Ahh yes Nikiphoros the 3rd . His story contains alot of his shenanigans.

[@julianfischer6404]

For Me in the Emperors List that would be decent additions to be forgettable are: For the East: Positive: Tiberios III, It is a what could have been. His start wasn't bad, and he could have been an interesting ruler, but Justinian II really wanted to be back, and in the end he had no chance. Negative: John VI, pretty much the final nail in the coffin of the ERE through some of his actions like the civil war with John V when it was really dangerous. Also allowed the Ottomans to land in Europe. Neutral: Theodora, no not the one you think. But the forgettable sister of Zoe. Got onto the throne as an already old woman and died more than a year later. For the Roman Empire + West your list seems to be decent. Maybe Olybrius. But that is a really obscure one.

[@chakraborty1989]

15:53 nice shout to our guy Sebastian

[@styx8020]

That came out of nowhere!

[@randomguy6152]

Imperator Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus, Germanicus Maximus, Gothicus Maximus, Parthicus Maximus, Restitutor Orientis, Restitutor Orbis is often overlooked

[@septimiusseverus343]

Certainly not by Aurelian dickriders.

[@septimiusseverus343]

Underrated by pop culture, overrated by his groupies.

[@johnwalzer9187]

Always felt sorry for the obscure Stauracius (811). Spent his entire 2-month reign in agony from a spinal wound he got in a battle he lost and was then pestered non-stop by his relatives to get lost so someone else could mount the throne. I don't expect there will be a "Stauracius: the Movie" any time soon.

[@niccolorichter1488]

4:30 well except for Justinian II ...

[@onecertainesquire486]

I thought I learned about these emperors, but I must have forgot about them

[@julianhermanubis6800]

I'll never forget the eastern campaign Adipus Fictus fought against Uranius Antoninus, Sponsianus, and Odaenathus simultaneously, only to be taken down when Gallienus sneaked up behind him. Or so I've been told.

[@SDArgo_FoC]

Imo, i feel the the ceasers of Diocletian’s tetrarchy are forgotten the most. I don’t see anyone talking about Galerius,Severus ii, or maximinus. They’ were just kinda there

[@RomabooRamblings]

Got one.

[@niccolorichter1488]

i dont know abot Galerius being forgotten his actions are kinda important for the begining of the civil wars of the tetrarchy and persecutions of christianity

[@SDArgo_FoC]

@@RomabooRamblings Yeah you did! I’m the type of guy who usually comments before watching lol😂

[@chiefmasterofdeepwarrens3208]

Idk I'd say Nikephoros III. Is not that forgettable since he has a book about him from a contemporary (i think) source

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

Adipus Fictus ("the invented fatman") is absolute king! I was kind of perplexed when I read his name but admittedly I didn't immediately get that "Fictus" is a hint that the guy didn't exist. When I understood, I laughed my ass off. 😎

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

Cool that you mentioned the Maiorianus channel. I came to yours by watching it.

[@karlmagne]

I think it's funny that Jovian is on this list because I had just read about him and decided he was one of my favorites

[@mikemike3886]

You should do another one on forgettable Holy Roman Emperors like Arnulf

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

'Holy Roman' was actually German. 'Byzantine' was actually Roman.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

@@jensphiliphohmann1876 eh German is also a stretch, many people comprisee the Empire not just Germans, Italians, Hungarians and Bohemians make up part of the Empire, the Germans themselves call each other Prussian, Austrians, Saxons, ect.

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

@@forickgrimaldus8301False!

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

@@jensphiliphohmann1876No. both were Roman.

[@loganm986]

Antoninus Pius (I cant spell) is my favorite unmemorable. He just came to the throne, did a solid job, and died. Never elaborates. Gigachad

[@Ausplainer]

Very underrated. Meanwhile Majorian was a corrupt official who paid off the senate and couldn't defend a fleet, while somehow being remembered as more than a tool for Ricimir, the real power st that time

[@nicholasricardo8443]

War of the Three Henries? fuck that, war of the four nikephoroi

[@ElitheScienceGuy416]

Silbannacus is the most forgettable becaue it was forgotten by history until 2 coins with his face, his name, and his year of rule (253ad). That's all we know about Silbannacus. He probobly seized power in the war between Aemilian and Valerian, minted a couple coins and then was killed.

[@user-uf2df6zf5w]

Great video!

[@robertoazuaje9279]

I was ready to believe the Fictus story. Yes, even the part about the cavalry commander named "Equinus". And I've checked those emperor lists multiple times. Just goes to show how confusing things got Edit: Google Translate tells me that "Adipus Fictus" translates as "Fake Fat" lmao

[@GuyOnTheInternet634]

I love Leo IV the Khazar! After losing half the empire to the caliphates and Bulgars, an emperor should be spending every waking moment on the battle field to reconquer lost territories and restore the honor of Rome. This was a time for the people of Byzantium to come together to fight the Arabs, Bulgars, and Lombards. The issue of iconoclasm tore apart the empire and was needlessly divisive. Leo III and Constantine V were smart guys but wasted the empires resources on iconoclasm. Iconoclasm alienated the Italians and cause Ravenna to fall and most of byzantine Italy would be lost forever except for a few holdouts in the far south. Constantine V suffered chronic manpower shortages. For example he was most of the territories he took from the arabs were lost because he didn't have enough soldiers to garrison the new territories. He also scored a great victory against the bulgars but didn't have enough soldiers to follow up. Constantine V wouldn't have had his manpower shortages if he hadn't wasted his soldiers enforcing iconoclasm! Just Saying. Leo III and Constantine V were wasted potential, they were smart but were held back by their own regressive iconoclastic policies and would have been a lot better had it not been for their iconoclasm! Leo IV, while personally opposed to icon veneration, was very lukewarm about his iconoclasm and iconoclasm wasn't necessarily a hill he was willing to die on. He actually legalized icons and had both iconophiles and iconoclasts in his government. By being anti-icon himself he appealed to the iconoclasts but by legalizing icons he appealed to the iconodules. Leo IV managed to bring both sides together and to get them to agree to disagree and stand to together in solidarity and finally fight the Arabs and Bulgars. Leo the Khazar expanded the borders of the empire and unified squabbling factions. It's such a shame he died after only five years. Had he lived longer he could have be one of the greatest byzantine emperors ever!

[@aydenkaszas]

I think I am going to make a Libius Severus channel.

[@Ciech_mate]

Emperor's like Nerva may have been spymasters of sorts so their mystery could be deliberate

[@laurachapple6795]

I admire Theodosius III. The guy knew what he didn't want and he avoided it as hard as possible.

[@horvslvpercal5134]

hey, kinda unrelated but, can anyone tell me from where is the scene of 1:08? It caught my atention for some reason

[@DanielD-no1gp]

It's from a movie called "Last Legion", it probably caught your attention because it the Senator in the scene is one of the main Charcters of the Mummy

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

@RonabooRamblings 08:00 ff and about 10:00: Why do the coins of Florian and Flavius Severus look the same?

[@Hrafnskald]

Also, the hashtag #RandomMilitarySchmucksFromTheThirdCentury totally needs to go viral :D

[@Lybiusseverus461]

15:58 You were wrong

[@James_Wisniewski]

You know what? If there's someone more forgettable than Libius, it's probably for the best that they be left off this list. I mean, if they were included, they would by definition no longer be the most forgettable since somebody remembered them.

[@matijas7994]

Broo how could you forget to mention that alexander died in a polo game

[@avionix1995]

This list is so good that I have to keep rewatching the video to remember who the most forgettable Roman emperors are

[@aegonthedragon7303]

Alexander is one of my favorites for some reason despite his thorough mediocrity, he’s just such a meme

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

Ironically, I remember all of them because I taught a Roman History lesson alongside my Latin class, so I had to touch on each of these men at some point.

[@barno2]

The random ass stories of history that I can’t get enough of thanks

[@mjbull5156]

"Theodosius, abdicate or face certain death!" "That is how I got into this in first place!"

[@wosamosman9814]

Imagine the caller at the court of Nikephoros May I have your attention please ? Will the real Nikephoros please stand up ? Gets a reply Im Nikephoros , I'm the Nikephoros All your other Nikephoros are just imitating , so wont the real Nikephoros please stand up , please stand up 😂😂😂

[@Amun-Re]

For me, its easier naming the Medieval Emperors than the Ancient Emperors. Generally the hardest to name frrom experience are the emperors from the late 230s to the early 250s. There are memorable ones from the period like Decius, Philip the Arab, and Maximinus Thrax, but there are extremely obscure ones too like Gallus, Hostilian, and Volusianus. Pupienus and Balbinus I would rate of as obscure too in the chaos that was the year of the six emperors.

[@alomaralsulaiman6501]

I had a felling that Nikephoros III and the other Nikephoros rebel leaders are actually the same person but with many personalities.

[@NorthForkFisherman]

"Loyalty timespan the length of a tiktok video" Owtch.

[@VRSVLVS]

Oh my god! all those horrible, horrible trooper helmets at 3:20! And that in a depiction of a late eastern roman scene! It makes my soul hurt! What's the source of that clip? Who the hell is responsible for that travesty?!

[@niccolorichter1488]

the real question is : who was the best Flavius according to you ???

[@conradcash1472]

Was hoping for an Antoninus Pius mention. 23 years of nothing, although that may be pretty notable itself.

[@BroadwayRonMexico]

Nah, he's one of the 5 Good Emperors. That alone makes him notable. In fact, if any one of the 5GE tends to be forgotten the most, it's Nerva

[@adrianwebster6923]

I feel like now we need a list of top pretenders.

[@CodyosVladimiros]

Where are all these clips from? I recognize some from Rome, but...what other documentaries?

[@RomabooRamblings]

check the description

[@rursus8354]

The most forgettable one is Stultus Amnesius. Most people claim that there were never such an emperor.

[@shinsenshogun900]

Nelsonius Mandelus effectus

[@NateTheGnat]

The most obscure Roman emperor was Silbannacus. He was forgotten by even historians until the 20th century.

[@GarfieldRex]

Found the Roman version of Formula 1's Juan Juan Juan Juan Juan Nikephoros Nikephoros Nikephoros Nikephoros Nikephoros

[@niccolorichter1488]

some random general who taken the power during the crises of the 3 century and than died like few weeks later From top of my head Aemilian and Florianus ? I think that other one was Emperor for like 17 days ?

[@RomabooRamblings]

Got 'em!

[@niccolorichter1488]

@@RomabooRamblings libius severus was a good choice i could believe you that he was fiction if you would said so , he is so Forgettable

[@KaiHung-wv3ul]

I swear, like half of these emperors can legitimately be meme emperors.

[@thenamesianna]

Libius Severus was actually ahead of his time: he ruled Rome like a modern-day Italian Prime Minister !

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

Flavius Severus was the first emperor I thought of.

[@juanignaciolopeztellechea9401]

Nikeforus decided to rebel against Nikeforos while he fought Nikeforas.

[@nobudgetfilms4628]

I would put Emperor Tiberius II Constantine (r. 578-582) here since he is often a forgotten emperor who ruled quick and was overshadowed by his predecessor Justin II and successor Maurice.

[@svon1]

nah its obviously ....uhhh...mmmnhh.... dang-it i forgot

[@sig2536]

And yet, two thousand years on, we still speak their names

[@Hrafnskald]

A hundred years from now, a scholar will stumble across this video, the last surviving mention of them. *Achievement Unlocked: You are Heraclitus* ;)