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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7428002, member: 91461"]If the Romans taught me anything about one man rule it's that almost all the times that men were "born into the purple" they were unfit to rule. Absolute power corrupts absolutely and all that. And IF we were lucky an Augustus, a Vespasian, a Trajan, or later down the line a Aurelian comes along.</p><p>But some folks either have bad timing, make bad decisions or are just too strong to rule.</p><p>Pertinax belongs in this category.</p><p>Pertinax was OLD school back when it meant something</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289495[/ATTACH]</p><p>The man was a very successful soldier, prefect, Provincial governor and popular senator. All this while being the son of a freed man.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289575[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pertinax being a wonderfully able and dashing leader, however, drawing the lucky lot of having a predecessor who was MURDERED for being NUTS.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289587[/ATTACH]</p><p>... though, his predecessor's affinity for Herakles comes off as bizarre, it did make for a pretty saweet coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289588[/ATTACH]</p><p>Following Commodus seemed a gift, but instead was like the parents coming home to soon, only to find the children were not only indigent, but actually expected the party to continue and to get a raise in allowance!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289589[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And then, the inevitable kids stabing their parents to death.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289590[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>On a side note, I picked up my second Pertinax coin and recieved it in the mail the other day:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289573[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pertinax</p><p>(193 AD). AR Denarius. Obv. Head right, laureate. Rev. Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae. RIC IV 5. AR. 2.43 g. 17.00 mm. RR. A rare type. Toned. A minor flan crack. Very slight test cut on the reverse. F. Purchased Artemide March 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>My first being:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289574[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pertinax</p><p>Denarius. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / VOT DECEN TR P COS II, emperor sacrificing left, with patera held over tripod altar. RSC 56 RIC 13a, RSC 56, BMC 24</p><p><br /></p><p>So did he just make too aggressive reforms with the soldiers early and it would have happened to anyone? Or was he just too strong at a time where men were spoiled and intitled? Or are these all just symptoms of a larger disease... humanities natural baser, evil tendencies?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289592[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The dude would have and should have done great things. Instead we get the entirely militaristic Severan dynasty.</p><p>Maybe if Pertinax would have listened to his wannabe namesake, Septy Sev Pertinax he would have lived longer.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289581[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes being the bad guy had its advantages.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]x-Bg0jjJhgQ[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your favorite short-lived rulers, all things, family, enemies, et al related to Pertinax, or whatever raises your purple<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7428002, member: 91461"]If the Romans taught me anything about one man rule it's that almost all the times that men were "born into the purple" they were unfit to rule. Absolute power corrupts absolutely and all that. And IF we were lucky an Augustus, a Vespasian, a Trajan, or later down the line a Aurelian comes along. But some folks either have bad timing, make bad decisions or are just too strong to rule. Pertinax belongs in this category. Pertinax was OLD school back when it meant something [ATTACH=full]1289495[/ATTACH] The man was a very successful soldier, prefect, Provincial governor and popular senator. All this while being the son of a freed man. [ATTACH=full]1289575[/ATTACH] Pertinax being a wonderfully able and dashing leader, however, drawing the lucky lot of having a predecessor who was MURDERED for being NUTS. [ATTACH=full]1289587[/ATTACH] ... though, his predecessor's affinity for Herakles comes off as bizarre, it did make for a pretty saweet coin: [ATTACH=full]1289588[/ATTACH] Following Commodus seemed a gift, but instead was like the parents coming home to soon, only to find the children were not only indigent, but actually expected the party to continue and to get a raise in allowance! [ATTACH=full]1289589[/ATTACH] And then, the inevitable kids stabing their parents to death. [ATTACH=full]1289590[/ATTACH] On a side note, I picked up my second Pertinax coin and recieved it in the mail the other day: [ATTACH=full]1289573[/ATTACH] Pertinax (193 AD). AR Denarius. Obv. Head right, laureate. Rev. Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae. RIC IV 5. AR. 2.43 g. 17.00 mm. RR. A rare type. Toned. A minor flan crack. Very slight test cut on the reverse. F. Purchased Artemide March 2021 My first being: [ATTACH=full]1289574[/ATTACH] Pertinax Denarius. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / VOT DECEN TR P COS II, emperor sacrificing left, with patera held over tripod altar. RSC 56 RIC 13a, RSC 56, BMC 24 So did he just make too aggressive reforms with the soldiers early and it would have happened to anyone? Or was he just too strong at a time where men were spoiled and intitled? Or are these all just symptoms of a larger disease... humanities natural baser, evil tendencies? [ATTACH=full]1289592[/ATTACH] The dude would have and should have done great things. Instead we get the entirely militaristic Severan dynasty. Maybe if Pertinax would have listened to his wannabe namesake, Septy Sev Pertinax he would have lived longer. [ATTACH=full]1289581[/ATTACH] Sometimes being the bad guy had its advantages. [MEDIA=youtube]x-Bg0jjJhgQ[/MEDIA] Please post your favorite short-lived rulers, all things, family, enemies, et al related to Pertinax, or whatever raises your purple:smuggrin:[/QUOTE]
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