Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-11
From Homes Table Book.
IMPERIAL FATE.

Does any man envy the situation al mons
archs? Let hin peruse the following state
ment, which partioularizrs the deaths Il the
iorfy seUen Roman Emperors from Julius Caesar
10 Cons antinc the Great; only thirteen Of whom
encountered "lhe last enemy" in his ordinary
course Of natures:
G.
-. Julius Caesar was murdered by Brulus
and others in the senate house.
A. d.
Is. Augustus Caesar died natural death.
SO TIberius snothercd with pillows, a..
the ins,igaIinn Of Nlacro, the E lend Of Caiguls.
A. CaliguIa was stabbed by Cberea and 9TH
er eonsprauorS, when retiring from the cc!e>
bra,ion of The Palarinc games.
SIS. Claudius was poisoned by the article OF
his wife Agsrippioa.
50 Nero il the midst ola general re' olt was
conde mned to death by the senate. Upon hear
ing Of which he killed himself with dagger.
90. Sergus GaIba eonspired against by o.
tho, by whose partizan he was beheadcd
70. Ohio destroyed himself, To avoid further
con,es, win his oomoeti or Vitellius.
70. Vitcllius was mastered by the populace,
who threw his dead body into the ] iber.
70 Nespasian died natural death
81. Titus. II is suspected tina, his death was
lastencd by his brother Domitian
90. Domiian was murdered by StepLanus
and other conspiratnrs.
ss. Ner,a died natural death.
III Trajan ditto.
1873 Adrian ditto.
l6l. Titus AHionius, called Autonius Plus,
duo.
$50. Marcus AureIlus, called Autonus the
Philosopher, ditto.
1872 Commodus was strangIed by Narcissus
and other conspirotors
3d. Prrlinax was murd ered by the soldiers.
i9s. Didius JULIAN, wa, beheadcd By the so-
ui,,s.
oil Sepiim0s Severns died natural death.
2l7 Caracslla aud Ge,a, joint emperors. Ge-
Ia was killed by his brother Caracalla, who as
afterwards killed by Martial
2ls. Opillius Macrinus was killed by the par
,izaDs ofHeliogabalus-
222. Helogabalos WAS murdered by the sol
diers, who threw his dead body in,, the Tiher,
2S5. A xander was brhea AIDED By the soldiers.
23s Maximum was murdered BY his own
guards.
23S Maximus and Balbnus, joint emperors,
both we're mu rdered bv the pr9 orian guards
243. Gordian was murdered by order of Phi
lip, whom he Associated with him in the COM
mand Of the empire.
24s Philip was murdered by The soldiers.
Isl Deus destroyed himself, afier having
been d, fealcd BY III Cloths.
e53. Ga!ius was slain in battle, with his COM
prti,ur Emriarus.
$50 Val-rian was taken prisoner by Sapnr,
XII, e of Persia, who caused him - be- cruelty
murdered
26a. Ga'ienas was slain by his own soldiers.
e7o. Ciaudus died natural dealis
275. Aurelian was murdered by Menesthus
and other conspiI ators.
275. Tacitus died natural death.
2s2 Probus was murdered by his soldiers.
ga. { arus aud his sons, Carinus and Nume>
rian, Joint emperors The father struck
dead by lightning, aud both his sons were mur>
de,ed
SO4. Dioclesian and M7ximian, Joint emper-
ols Diocleslan resigned the empire, and died
tithCr by poison or madness. Maxlmian also
bat afterwards condemned to
death b, Constantine:
SOC. Constantine and joint emperors, both
81. Galerius, died na'ural death
SIS. Consuming the Great died natural
death.
Where did these events occur9 Among the
savage tribes Ct interior Africa, or the rude
barbarians Of modern Europe? No. but in
Rome--imperjal kome-in her high and
balmy state" when she was mistress OF the
world, and held within her dominion all the SCI
enoe and literature OF which the earth could
boast, Surely we may reason with doubl, whe-
,he- the moral improvement Of mankind inya-
rlably keeps pace with their intellectual ad.
vancement. OIL
From he Natinnal Gazette.
We have cad the number Of the North A
merlcaa Review for The present month, with
much satisfaction Most Of the articles are
interesting and well executed. The first, con
sisting mainly Of an account OF ING Pub ic
Life and services of Chief Justice Marshall;
embraces historical anecdotes Of value, and
does 10 more than right to the character ana
Iabours of one ofthe greatest Of judges, who