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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gam3rBlake, post: 8015715, member: 115909&quot;]Not all historians agree with that.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to historian Dr. Aaron Irvin of Murray State University:</p><p><br /></p><p>“Claudius was far and away one of Rome’s most effective Emperors and did the most to ensure the continuation of the Roman state. Claudius might not have ever really been popular or well-liked but the one thing that <b>cannot </b>be said about Claudius is that he was ever incompetent.”</p><p><br /></p><p>Think about the debasement that began with Nero and eventually ruined the economy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Over 3 centuries the denarius went from a respectable 4.5 gram coin with 96-98% silver purity to a pathetic 3 gram coin of copper with a thin barely measurable silver wash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe it wouldn’t have been necessary if the state treasury had that all that extra money that Caligula spent. Usually debasement was done to raise revenues but if the state treasury is well stocked there is no need for debasement.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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