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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 24484042, member: 24754&quot;]I like to think that, at least from a stability standpoint, Septimius was the best option to have come out on top from the Year of the Five Emperors mess. While effective in a lot of ways, it&#039;s difficult to appreciate emperors that dished-out more than their fair share of brutality (not to mention repeating Aurelius&#039; nepotism related mistakes so quickly!).</p><p><br /></p><p>Starting his campaign against Niger by kidnapping the man&#039;s wife and children, and then ultimately executing them alone leaves a bad taste in the mouth for the rest of his accomplishments. But hell, this probably wasn&#039;t far-off par for the course back in those days, as even the most empathetic emperor was probably a total monster by today&#039;s standards <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If it were possible to go back and rerun history to see &quot;what would have happened&quot;, then it&#039;d be fascinating to see how things would have went if Niger or Albinus had pulled it off. But, I&#039;d actually be most interested in seeing how things would have played out if Domna and/or Maesa had been put in charge. When it comes to the Severans, the women seemed by far to be the most crafty, competent, and intelligent of the bunch![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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