▁and ▁shot ▁the ▁Emperor . ▁The ▁cha otic ▁ups et ▁which ▁followed ▁Cle on ' s ▁assass ination ▁saw ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁jun ta ▁and ▁H ari ▁S eld on ' s ▁ret irement ▁from ▁over t ▁politics . ▁ ▁Cle on ▁II ▁Cle on ▁II ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁strong ▁monarch ▁of ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire , ▁and ▁re igned ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁Bel ▁Rio se , ▁the ▁last ▁great ▁Imperial ▁general , ▁was ▁eng aging ▁in ▁a ▁successful ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁early ▁Foundation . ▁Cle on ▁becomes ▁w ary ▁of ▁Rio se ' s ▁success ▁and ▁his ▁popular ity ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁Imperial ▁armed ▁forces ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁population , ▁and ▁has ▁him ▁re called ▁and ▁executed . ▁Following ▁Cle on ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁Empire ▁falls ▁into ▁a ▁civil ▁war . ▁As ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁and ▁Bel ▁Rio se ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Bel is arius , ▁Cle on ▁II ▁is ▁clearly ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁Justin ian ▁I . ▁His ▁name ▁however ▁der ives ▁from ▁Cle on , ▁an ▁A then ian ▁politician ▁of ▁the ▁Pel op onn esian ▁War . ▁ ▁D ago bert ▁IX ▁Emperor ▁D ago bert ▁IX ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁em per ors ▁of ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire ▁( it ▁is ▁unlikely ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁last , ▁since ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁him ▁to ▁live ▁to ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 0 ). ▁ ▁He ▁fled ▁the ▁Great ▁S