32. Constantine Was Toppled By … Wind!
Even the greatest (or most vain) man’s legacy must come to an end eventually. For Constantine, that end came at the hands of a particularly strong gust of wind. He reigned over the Forum Constantine from atop his tall pillar for over 700 years, until it fell in 1106 A.D. Appropriately for the man who Christianized the empire, his statue was replaced with a cross. The cross stood until the Sacking of Constantinople a few centuries later.