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<p>[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 25325413, member: 24754"]I'm certainly not arguing that he wasn't technically an emperor, as the criteria that historians tend to use does put him in that category. I'm just saying that according to the way that I personally distinguish the list, he doesn't quite make the grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Until the Tetrarchy or splitting the Empire into East and West, I don't always count the "Junior" in cases of Co-Emperors. Especially in the case where an Emperor father appoints a son as such. In this case, there is clearly a hierarchy within the emperorship. Valusian died in battle along with his father while being defeated by Aemilian, therefore, he never achieved a state where he was "The Person" in charge.... and thus, not Emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, most people count Aemilian as an Emperor for a short time in 253, but I do not. He was a usurper that got close, but not quite close enough. My list goes Treb Gallus -> Valerian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there are the edge cases. I do count Lucius Verus as an Emperor, even though Marcus Aurelius was clearly the superior. All about personal opinion I guess <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 25325413, member: 24754"]I'm certainly not arguing that he wasn't technically an emperor, as the criteria that historians tend to use does put him in that category. I'm just saying that according to the way that I personally distinguish the list, he doesn't quite make the grade. Until the Tetrarchy or splitting the Empire into East and West, I don't always count the "Junior" in cases of Co-Emperors. Especially in the case where an Emperor father appoints a son as such. In this case, there is clearly a hierarchy within the emperorship. Valusian died in battle along with his father while being defeated by Aemilian, therefore, he never achieved a state where he was "The Person" in charge.... and thus, not Emperor. Interestingly, most people count Aemilian as an Emperor for a short time in 253, but I do not. He was a usurper that got close, but not quite close enough. My list goes Treb Gallus -> Valerian. Then there are the edge cases. I do count Lucius Verus as an Emperor, even though Marcus Aurelius was clearly the superior. All about personal opinion I guess :happy:.[/QUOTE]
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