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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aethelred, post: 2695893, member: 81808&quot;]In terms of the Romans, I believe the modern notion of a &quot;good Roman Emperor&quot; is a myth. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the one hand you have the effective Roman Emperors who ruled well and who&#039;s policy benefited the Empire. However, these men were cruel tyrants who were happy to kill anyone (either person or whole population) who caused a problem. Among the names that belong on this list are Augustus, Claudius, Vespasian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, Constantine I et cetera.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand you had a handful of Emperors (Severus Alexander and Gordian III come to mind) where were probably decent people, but who were utterly inept as rulers. </p><p><br /></p><p>The demands of ruling at the time were far different than what is palatable to our modern morals. It is impossible for us, from the distance of 2000 years, to make any meaningful moral judgments. For that reason I just enjoy collecting their coins and learning about them, but I try to avoid liking or disliking individual Roman rulers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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