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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Heliodromus, post: 8078596, member: 120820&quot;]Great coins and write-up!</p><p><br /></p><p>You mentioned that Probus proved to be a kind and effective statesman. I&#039;m curious if there&#039;s any signs of this kindness (cf. clemency) in his dealings with enemies?</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s interesting to at least see this claim of clemency, whether actual or aspirational!</p><p><br /></p><p>In contrast Constantine I had taken more of a &quot;shock and awe&quot; strategy towards enemies, and is explicitly praised in a Panegyric for his <u>lack</u> of clemency when he condemned so many enemy captives to death by beasts in the arena, that the beasts grew weary of the slaughter! (of course in reality the beasts weren&#039;t really up for it in the first place, and had to be goaded into action with fire brands etc).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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