The Five Bad Emperors

Great coin posts everyone! Thanks for sharing both goodand bad!
I would add Septimus Severus to the baddies.
Have ONLY two bad ones Caracalla/ Elagalabus

 

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Great coin posts everyone! Thanks for sharing both goodand bad!
I would add Septimus Severus to the baddies.
Have ONLY two bad ones Caracalla/ Elagalabus View attachment 722946 View attachment 722947 View attachment 722946 View attachment 722947

 

Why?????

 

He had a nasty character. After he defeated Niger, he had him beheaded/ also his family murdered, he did the same to Clodius and his family, after the Battle Lugdunum. He also presecuted the people of Lugdunum. He ordered the Christians to be presecuted/ executed many in the Senate. Not the type you would want to have a beer with.

 

I'm only missing the first of the five good emperors (Nerva) + the First of the five bad emperors (Caligula)



My Elagabalus

 

..few of the good...all of the bad... and one of the ugly(actually, she seems to be getting better looking as time goes on)

 

I believe you are holding SS and others against the standards of today. He certainly was not the only emperor/ruler who executed his enemies. Besides, when I think of good v bad emperors, I think of what good was accomplished for the empire.

 

Here's a few provincials of Elagabalus:

 

You got a valid point there. My only peeve was that he ordered the executions of innocent Family members, like the wife and kids. However, he was a good emperor in his administration/ military achievements. Probably did a bad job on bringing up Caracalla It was the same for Ghenhiz Khan, Tamerlame, Alexander III. Julius Ceasar....all great captains of history/ leaders but rough on their enemies/ esp. the ones that did not capitulate. On the otherhand, you had great ones like Robert E Lee/ Friedrich Der Grosse/ Louis II "Great Conde"....treated their opponents fairly.

 

You got a valid point there. My only peeve was that he ordered the executions of innocent Family members, like the wife and kids. However, he was a good emperor in his administration/ military achievements. Probably did a bad job on bringing up Caracalla It was the same for Ghenhiz Khan, Tamerlame, Alexander III. Julius Ceasar....all great captains of history/ leaders but rough on their enemies/ esp. the ones that did not capitulate. On the otherhand, you had great ones like Robert E Lee/ Friedrich Der Grosse/ Louis II "Great Conde"....treated their opponents fairly.