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February 11, 55 AD: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, the rightful heir to the Roman Empire, died under mysterious circumstances at a banquet just before his coming of age. His death cleared the path for his stepbrother Nero to ascend as Emperor. Britannicus was the son of… pic.twitter.com/EFpsdyV6uH

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