Ok amateur historians, as the title states who is your favorite Roman emperor and why? Please refrain from wikipedia quotes, and just state it in your own words. I'm curious. Starting to do a moderately deep dive into Roman history myself.
Marcus Aurelius. I'm not intimately familiar with all of his deeds as Emperor except he fought some in Germania and didn't care for Christians much, but his "Meditations" is a great instruction manual for life.
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
Marcus Aurelius. I'm not intimately familiar with all of his deeds as Emperor except he fought some in Germania and didn't care for Christians much, but his "Meditations" is a great instruction manual for life.
me too ,His name was mentioned in Silence of the Lambs,
Il Duce. The Ethiopians beat him out of his "Italian breadbasket in Africa" idea. Departed this life in ignominious fashion -- like the rest of the caesars ought to have done.
Marcus Aurelius. I'm not intimately familiar with all of his deeds as Emperor except he fought some in Germania and didn't care for Christians much, but his "Meditations" is a great instruction manual for life.
me too ,His name was mentioned in Silence of the Lambs,
He's mentioned in Gladiator a few times as well...
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Octavian aka Caesar Augustus was pretty cool as well. He expanded and consolidated a lot of the Roman Empire. And if not for his decree to take a census and tax every member of the Empire then Jesus would have been born in a normal house instead of some stable and a beloved Christmas hymn would start "Oh, little town of Nazareth".
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Having read I Claudius I can't help being a fan of his.
When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are something to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches and honors are something to be ashamed of . Confucius
1. Marcus Aurelius: Competent Emperor and a top flight philosopher.
2. Claudius: Considered a buffoon by the Roman elite, but was actually an astute politician. Reminds me of a current world leader in some respects........
3. Vespasian: Restored stability to Rome after the anarchy of the "Year of three Emperors".
One thing you will notice when you study the Roman Emperors, damned few of them died of old age.
Marcus Areulius and Constantine. As emperors go, Augustus was good, too, but he practically guaranteed that after his death complete psychopaths were going to take over.
Surena was no slouch. 20,000 killed (including a Consul and his heir) and 10,000 captured with only about 40 KIA of his force. An outstanding demonstration of superior firepower and logistics.
1. Marcus Aurelius: Competent Emperor and a top flight philosopher.
2. Claudius: Considered a buffoon by the Roman elite, but was actually an astute politician. Reminds me of a current world leader in some respects........
3. Vespasian: Restored stability to Rome after the anarchy of the "Year of three Emperors".
One thing you will notice when you study the Roman Emperors, damned few of them died of old age.
