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Not a job I would aspire to get. You had a better chance of living a full life as an every day Roman though not as lavishly.
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I'm honestly suprised at how coveted the position of emperor was Good question--and considering how many emperors were installed by the military, perhaps it was seen more as an appointment than as a choice?  Once an emperor took power, did they have much choice of leaving the position, or was that determined by the military or successors? --just questions I've pondered.  |
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With a lot of emperors in this list, I guess that you can consider 'murdered' 'executed' and 'beheaded' as being almost normal, and even put them (because they ARE emperors,) in the 'natural causes' category!
"Uneasy lies the the head that wears the crown." (Shakespeare)
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Petronius Maximus, stoned to death Remember the Movie " The life of Brian" by Monty Python  |
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It does seem to be the normal way they changed command.
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The worst part is that a lot of the time the position had a newcomer to it, some family and supporters of a rival were killed also. It was not uncommon for quite a few people to be killed during such a change. You would think this pressure would produce many good leaders b/c of the fear of what would happen if you did a lousy job.
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You would think, I guess the power went right to theirs heads and they felt untouchable.
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I wonder who is involved in the actual stone-throwing? That sounds like the "he who is without sin" Biblical stoning. Medieval stoning reports speak of a large flat stone placed on the victim, with smaller stones stacked on it. |
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Seems like a "might is right" attitude may have influenced the day.
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They had power and money and most abused it and if not there was always the power struggle for those who wanted it. Antoninus pius is my favorite emperors he was one of the best. Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius are my other favorites. I still dont have any coins of Nerva but I've had my eye on one for a bit now and its almost getting time to purchase it.
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I was not aware of Antonius Pius until recently, despite being one of the "five good emperors". I suppose his name isn't as widely-known as Hadrian or Marcus Aurelius.
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I haven't had a chance to read up on Antonius Pius or the other four mentioned, but I thought Vespasian wasn't too bad of an emperor after reading the '12'. But, that left out dozens of others didn't it :0 !?
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Antoninus Pius is my favorite also, followed by Constantine I, Trajan, and Hadrain.
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Good info, I was thinking of doing a list on Byzantine emperors.
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