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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 5245487, member: 87200&quot;]Nice sculpture which I have not seen before. There certainly was continuity during the time of the five &quot;good emperors&quot; and most of them, with the possible exception of Hadrian, contributed to the continuing power and prosperity of the empire. Hadrian was known for confiscating estates and tormenting his enemies to a greater extent than the others. </p><p><br /></p><p>In contrast to the traveler Hadrian, Antoninus Pius never left Italy during his reign. Marcus Aurelius, as of the 160&#039;s and throughout his reign had to deal with military crises, a kind of omen for what would happen in the third century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Marcus was indeed a philosopher, but made the mistake of choosing his son as his successor, which none of the other &quot;good&quot; emperors had done.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, there is no evidence that he tried to turn Rome back into a Republic upon his death, unlike the movie Gladiator which for some reason portrayed that in the plot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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