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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2210387, member: 19463"][QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2210265, member: 44183"<span style="color: #0000ff">I thought it was merely another handle for Constantius II (kinda like Claudius Gothicus is another handle for Claudius II)</span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p>I had not thought about it but we really have rather few emperors known by more than one name. We would be better off if we were consistent on all. Who have I missed?</p><p>Octavian = Augustus</p><p>Philip I = Philip the Arab</p><p>Claudius II = Claudius Gothicus</p><p>Maximinus II = Maximinus Daia</p><p>Constantius I = Constantius Cholorus</p><p>Constantine I = Constantine the Great</p><p>Julian II = Julian the Apostate</p><p>Romulus Augustus = Romulus Augustulus</p><p><br /></p><p>I did not include people we always call by a name not really theirs like Caligula who was Gaius Caesar. When we think of Gaius Caesar we mean the brother of Lucius Caesar not the emperor after Tiberius. Constantius Gallus never was an Augustus so never go a number. Sooo... Why do we have Valerian II and Licinius II? A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. Do I think we all should memorize the emperor list like we do the alphabet? Well, Yes, it would probably be a good idea but I am known widely as unreasonable and have even been called a<span style="color: #4d4dff"> smug highbrow</span>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2210387, member: 19463"][QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2210265, member: 44183"[COLOR=#0000ff]I thought it was merely another handle for Constantius II (kinda like Claudius Gothicus is another handle for Claudius II)[/COLOR] [/QUOTE] I had not thought about it but we really have rather few emperors known by more than one name. We would be better off if we were consistent on all. Who have I missed? Octavian = Augustus Philip I = Philip the Arab Claudius II = Claudius Gothicus Maximinus II = Maximinus Daia Constantius I = Constantius Cholorus Constantine I = Constantine the Great Julian II = Julian the Apostate Romulus Augustus = Romulus Augustulus I did not include people we always call by a name not really theirs like Caligula who was Gaius Caesar. When we think of Gaius Caesar we mean the brother of Lucius Caesar not the emperor after Tiberius. Constantius Gallus never was an Augustus so never go a number. Sooo... Why do we have Valerian II and Licinius II? A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. Do I think we all should memorize the emperor list like we do the alphabet? Well, Yes, it would probably be a good idea but I am known widely as unreasonable and have even been called a[COLOR=#4d4dff] smug highbrow[/COLOR].[/QUOTE]
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