Quote Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus View Post
I always thought it was something like, better to give it to an ally then let it be torn apart by civil war and conquered by an enemy.
IIRC he left his kingdom to Rome and made this publically known to his aggressive neighbours, so if they killed him and tried to grab his kingdom the Romans would come storming in and rip them all apart.

Hilarious as he died unexpectedly and the Romans came storming in and (eventually) ripped everyone apart.