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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3055049, member: 83845"]You will find that the conception of "decent" to ancient cultures was quite different from our modern ideas of morality. </p><p><br /></p><p>One possible contender to look into is Antoninus Pius.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]765285[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Denarius, Rome mint, Struck ca. AD 140-143</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.01 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 17 mm, 6h</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III; Laureate head right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: AEQVITAS AVG; Aequitas standing left, holding scales and sceptre</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: RIC III 61; RSC 14</font></p><p><br /></p><p>A. Pius was the fourth of the popularly styled Five Good Emperors that ruled Rome at its height. His reign is noted for being remarkably peaceful for the time and for the fact that he never had to leave Italy while emperor. He earned the title Pius either for having his adopted father Hadrian deified, for physically supporting his aged father in law in senate meetings or for pardoning innocent people who had been condemned to death.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3055049, member: 83845"]You will find that the conception of "decent" to ancient cultures was quite different from our modern ideas of morality. One possible contender to look into is Antoninus Pius. [ATTACH=full]765285[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Empire Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161 AR Denarius, Rome mint, Struck ca. AD 140-143 Wt.: 3.01 g Dia.: 17 mm, 6h Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III; Laureate head right Rev.: AEQVITAS AVG; Aequitas standing left, holding scales and sceptre Ref.: RIC III 61; RSC 14[/SIZE] A. Pius was the fourth of the popularly styled Five Good Emperors that ruled Rome at its height. His reign is noted for being remarkably peaceful for the time and for the fact that he never had to leave Italy while emperor. He earned the title Pius either for having his adopted father Hadrian deified, for physically supporting his aged father in law in senate meetings or for pardoning innocent people who had been condemned to death.[/QUOTE]
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