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The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (218-222), nicknamed Elagabalus (Heliogabalus), in order to get rid of his associates, whom he suspected of secret enemies, gathered them for a feast and ordered all exits to be locked and the entire banquet hall to be covered with roses.

The guests died, buried alive under a fragrant mountain of delicate flowers.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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