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1. This one should be pretty easy. Whose famous last words were 'You too, my son'? These words were spoken to Brutus, who was about to kill his adoptive father. After that the person, you look for, got stabbed. For obvious reasons he said little more after that.
2. On his dying bed, the first Roman emperor told his wife: 'Livia, live by the memory of our marriage. Farewell.' This may come as a surprise to you, because many believe that this emperor was poisoned by his wife. Who was he?
3. The emperor you're now looking for was a failed artist. When Rome was burning, he would be seen - according to some - performing his music about the sack of Troy. So when his servant killed him on his own request, he immediately realized that he would be missed for his artistic talents. His last words were: 'What an artist dies with me!' Who was this funny fellow?
4. Seneca has an amusing story about the death of one more emperor. He writes that the emperor's final sound was uttered with the most loquacious part of his body (i.e. his behind). Then, after breaking wind audibly, the emperor said: 'Oh dear, I've made a mess of it'. The emperor then died. Who was this ridiculed man, who also had nervous fits and had a stammer?
5. 'What are you doing, comrades? I am yours and you are mine' Sounds like the final words of Romanian dictator Ceaucescu, doesn't it? However, these were the final words of a Roman emperor, who ruled for a few months in the year 68 AD. (After these words he was tortured and killed. So he may have said a few 'aaaaaarghs' as well).
6. When this emperor died, he even tried to be funny. Since many of his predecessors had been deified after their death, he spoke these final words: 'Oh dear, I think I'm becoming a god'. Who was this jester, the first emperor of the Flavian dynasty?
7. Believe it or not, but one emperor even composed a poem on his deathbed. He wrote 'My sweet, little, coaxing soul, friend and guest of my body, you now go to cold and naked places, and stop your former jokes'. He was a bit of an artist and a philosopher really. He lived and died in the 2nd century AD and was famous for favouring arts.
8. This emperor died like he had lived: gently and composedly. He gave the imperial guards the password for that day, which was 'Equanimity'. After that he died without anyone noticing. He is not so well known today, but in those days he was loved by all...a remarkable thing then. Who was this man?
9. While campaigning in England, this emperor got really ill. He arranged everything for his two sons Geta and Caracalla to take over the command. After the necessary arrangments, he put everybody back to work, saying: 'Let's work'. He then collapsed and died. Who was this man, whose surname means 'severe' or 'serious'?
10. 'You have won, Galilean': those were the final words of a 4th century emperor. With those words he admitted defeat against Christianity. Though raised a Christian, he soon renounced his beliefs. He even tried to restore the pagan traditions. Who was he?
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