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BREAKING NEWS!

EMPEROR MURDERED BY UNKNOWN ASSASSINS !


    Emperor Domitian was found by his many chamber slaves brutally murdered within his chambers last night a little after the sixth hour. The suspects are still at large and the murder weapon, a dagger, found discarded and in plain view next to the Emperor’s body.

   Few details have been released about Domitian’s murder, but prior to the homicide, Emperor Domitian had been locked up within his chambers fearing a foretelling from his royal astrologer that he would face his end before the sixth hour.

   Suspiciously, the guards that were supposed to be protecting his chambers were assigned to a different wing of the palace before the Emperor’s murder later that night, and many suspect that one of his royal guards was conspiring against him as well. The son of Senator Marcus Norbanus, Paulinus Norbanus , leader of the royal guard, was also found brutally murdered within the chambers and it appears from where the body was found that the Emperor himself committed this crime.

   In a recent interview with the Empress regarding the death of Paulinus she stated, “ We are preparing to give him a hero’s funeral , the Emperor’s friend who died trying to defend him” (Quinn 452).

   There are many theories about how the Emperor was so brutally murdered are still arising, but if anyone has any information on the suspect’s whereabouts , they should contact the Empress right away with their statements. All who come forward will remain anonymous.