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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 2810603, member: 84744&quot;]Of course I had to say Severus Alexander, but I also heartily agree with those who have named Aurelian and Diocletian as the cream of the crop.&nbsp; That said, I want to put a word in for <b>Claudius II</b> too.&nbsp; He was the first in the series of soldier emperors that includes Aurelian and Diocletian, and he was remarkably successful for a reign of less than a year and a half.&nbsp; In particular, he gained major victories against the Goths and Alemanni, and made incursions against the breakaway Gallic empire.&nbsp; It was not for nothing that Claudius was named &quot;Gothicus Maximus&quot; as well as &quot;Germanicus Maximus&quot;, and was chosen by Constantine to be his illustrious forebear in a (most probably) fabricated genealogy. </p><p><br /></p><p>Admittedly Claudius&#039;s record may be somewhat exaggerated by contemporary historians aiming to please Constantine, but still... he must have been fairly impressive.&nbsp; I say: raise a glass to Claudius Gothicus!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]657534[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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