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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2268316, member: 57495&quot;]Those looking for an alternative to collecting the traditional Twelve Caesars or one-per-ruler set could consider something a little more unorthodox with the <b>Forty-Six Caesars</b> set.&nbsp; They&#039;re a list of rulers named by emperor Julian in his satirical short story, <i><a href="http://www.attalus.org/translate/caesars.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.attalus.org/translate/caesars.html" rel="nofollow">The Caesars</a></i>.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Some advantages of this set:</p><p>- Julian&#039;s story is much <b>much</b> shorter than Suetonius&#039;s <i>Lives of the Twelve Caesars</i>.&nbsp; If anyone asks if you&#039;ve actually read the book, there&#039;s really no reason for you to not have.&nbsp; </p><p>- Mathematically, collecting 46 coins is more fun than collecting 12 coins.&nbsp; </p><p>- No need to acquire pesky rare and expensive rulers such as Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Gordians I and II.</p><p>- No need to collect the dull coins of a raft of mid-3rd century nobodies like Volusian (who?), Florian (double who??) or Quintillus (okay, many of you probably know this guy, but his coins are all cruddy).&nbsp; </p><p>- You get to caption your captured ruler with amusing quotes from the story (ie., Elagabalus is &quot;the pretty boy from Emesa&quot;, Gallienus - &quot;all decked with gold and dainty as a maiden&quot;, Licinius - &quot;his misdeeds were many and monstrous&quot;, Galba, Otho and Vitellius collectively are labelled &quot;a swarm of monarchs&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>I should highlight some a few possible cons:</p><p>- You will be needing a Vindex.</p><p>- Other collectors may think you&#039;re strange.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think this hobby really allows you to go with anything.&nbsp; Just have fun while you&#039;re at it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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