taint-juice t1_iyfb2yd wrote
Reply to comment by Welshhoppo in Why did so few Roman emperors have biological children? by hazhulkha
To add on this, they were murdered by political opponents to the previous regime when they came into power. Any lingering family members from previous leaders represented a real threat from which other actors could rally behind.
Those who did not engage in the practice of killing their old political rivals children often came to regret the decision. Unless they were married into the current regimes family tree with the outward notion of unity.
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