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Ave Imperator!
Rossidata MMXVIII
The rise and fall of the roman emperors
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68 Emperors Forged Early Rome
They were born throughout the empire
and found power through different means
Birthright
Seized Power
Given by Guard
Given by Senate
Purchased
Given by Army
Given by Emperor
Purchased
Some Lasted Longer than others
But each was brought down eventually
Assassination
Suicide
Natural Causes
Execution
Combat
Captivity
Unkown
Memento mori for in the end death claims us all
Credits
Created by Nicholas Rossi, MMXVIII
rossidata.com
@DivergentData
Made with Python and D3.js
Data from June r/dataisbeautiful challenge
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