Warring generals jostled for power. In the space of just over a year, three men would lead Rome before each was brutally murdered. They were: Galba, Otho and Vitellius (ruled 68 – 69 AD).

Although the rewards of power were enormous, many smaller players – like Titus, Galba or Vitellius – barely had time to try on the imperial robes before they died. In the first century ...

Ex Deo, the project led by Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono, has just released a new EP titled Year of the Four Emperors.