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What event was disastrous enough to kill two different emperors?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to a 2015 article in the Journal Of Roman Archaeology, the Plague of Cyprian ravaged Rome during the latter half of the 3rd Century. Although it’s hard to know just how many thousands fell to this plague, what is known is that the emperors Hostilianus and Claudius Gothicus both succumbed to the epidemic.

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What event was disastrous enough to kill two different emperors?

• The revolt of Spartacus
• The Third Roman Civil War
• The eruption of Mount Vesuvius
• The Plague of Cyprian