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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3189444, member: 76194"]I object to that statement. He was not one of the worst emperors. If Caracalla heard you say that, I'm sure he'd invite you to soak with him and a few of his praetorian guards in the caldarium of his bathhouse, and have some wine and bread.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823019[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately you might have suffered heatstroke or drowned in 4 feet of water, or choked on the bread, or gotten a little accidental food poisoning, or suffered some unfortunate and totally unforseen accident, but I'm sure the great emperor would have done everything possible to save you...at least that's what my history book would say (Hey, Caracalla pays well, so I'll spin the story any which way he wants).<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823020[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the coin I sold. See, not a huge frowny face, so the guy was good! Anyway, I bet you Augustus killed far more people with his proscriptions, but you don't hear anyone complaining.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3189444, member: 76194"]I object to that statement. He was not one of the worst emperors. If Caracalla heard you say that, I'm sure he'd invite you to soak with him and a few of his praetorian guards in the caldarium of his bathhouse, and have some wine and bread. [ATTACH=full]823019[/ATTACH] Unfortunately you might have suffered heatstroke or drowned in 4 feet of water, or choked on the bread, or gotten a little accidental food poisoning, or suffered some unfortunate and totally unforseen accident, but I'm sure the great emperor would have done everything possible to save you...at least that's what my history book would say (Hey, Caracalla pays well, so I'll spin the story any which way he wants).:p:rolleyes: [ATTACH=full]823020[/ATTACH] Here is the coin I sold. See, not a huge frowny face, so the guy was good! Anyway, I bet you Augustus killed far more people with his proscriptions, but you don't hear anyone complaining.[/QUOTE]
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