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[Gaius Julius Caesar]

I would agree with Robert there, as the few incidents of later emperors who died in battle that I recall, not 'the few incidents of emerors who died in battle', just to be clear, seem to be a breakdown of the army allowing the eneny access to him? Although I do recall one getting clobbered by the Sassinids? or Parthians because he rushed into battle without his armour....cant think offhand if it was Justinian or whoever, just recall the image in osprey..... :roll:

Also dito on the death of Constantine's paw, died after campaigning, illness, managed to get his boy sent to him under a ruse, as the other emperor was sort of holding him as a hostage/using him to fill posts...
excuse my lack of details here tho' :oops: