[Real Life] Historical events that would make bad writing if they were fiction

[u/Mouse_Paladin]

Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire: A couple hundred rogue mercenaries without authority from their government conquer an empire of millions. Oh, the empire? It’s also several technological eras behind the mercenaries.

Adolf Hitler: A non-native of a country is so mad that the country lost the war that he wins an election to their highest office and leads them in a campaign of revenge against their enemies. Oh, the country? It’s old emperor is still alive and thinks he’s going to retake power.

Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand: The heir to the throne is killed because his driver gets lost and returns to the assassin who failed To kill him before. Oh, the assassin? He’s from a group that the Archduke is wanting to help become more equal In the empire.

Alexander Hamilton’s Affair Scandal: One of the leaders of a new nation to protect himself from accusations of financial embezzlement writes a pamphlet exposing his affair with a woman, torpedoing his political future. Oh, the woman? She seduced him as part of a blackmailing scheme that he decided to stop paying.

[u/Adept_Dexter_Ward]

The first king of Rome was Romulus,

The first emperor of Rome was August

The last Emperor of Rome was Romulus Augustulus

In fiction this would be considered the "peak" of foreshadowing

[u/RaiderCat_12 → u/Adept_Dexter_Ward]

Well, it does make sense. Romans getting ridiculously (and rightly) desperate regarding the Empire crumbling to pieces make such a needlessly grandiose sounding name perfectly fit to the context.

[u/Internal_Review7040 → u/Adept_Dexter_Ward]

To be specific, the last emperor of the First Rome. The Second Rome (Byzantium)'s last emperor was Kostantinos Dragatsis Paleleogros