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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Suarez, post: 4394271, member: 99239&quot;]Wow, I&#039;ve to admit this is the first time I&#039;ve seen an attempt at restoring Gallienus&#039;s image. Usually the white-washing is reserved for Constantine and co. In my take he obviously deserves recognition for finesse in diplomacy and as an excellent strategist. If you&#039;ve watched Game of Thrones he reminds me of a male counterpart to queen Cersei. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, no one&#039;s ever going to call you a hero no matter how good you are at saving your own skin. And he didn&#039;t lift a finger to save either his Dad or his son Saloninus; an unforgivable crime not just to our modern eyes but clear across all cultures and historical accounts. The rest, well, that&#039;s open to interpretation but generally speaking most Roman emperors were bastards, if not outright psychopaths!</p><p><br /></p><p>His coins rock though. Would love to get one of his aurei some day :- )</p><p><br /></p><p>Rasiel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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