Valentinian I (321-375), Roman Emperor 364-375, has a reputation as a cruel and brutal emperor. Notably, it is claimed that he carried two bears around with him, which he used to maul to death any servants and staff that irritated him.
His death, then, is poetic. He met with envoys of the Quadi tribe, who informed him that their recent conflict with Rome was owing to the building of forts in their territory. They also warned of further attacks from independent Quadi.
'The Roman Empire is in a sorry state if it has come to the point where such a
worthless race of barbarians is not content to remain protected by their own land - but takes up arms, and treads on Roman territory, and plucks up courage for war.'
Upon shouting this apoplectic tirade at the no doubt bemused envoys, he collapsed and died, likely as a result of a stroke.
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