guy Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) The Changing Popularity and Reputations of Roman Emperors in Ancient Rome Today, the Emperor Claudius is thought to be one of the better, more effective emperors. He certainly is now held in higher esteem than the psychopaths Caligula and Commodus. Perhaps, however, this viewpoint was not always shared in Ancient Rome. Here is an article about an interesting collection of coins by Trajan Decius (ruled AD 249-251) commemorating his most worthy predecessors. This article makes me reconsider the various emperors Edited September 15, 2013 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Changing the official record of previous Caesars in this way is something of a Roman habit. One would have to suspect that in many cases it had little to do with personal preferences but rather courting popularity of majorities whose opinions favour such views. Of course, when dealing with individuals so powerful, there's also the potential for "you will praise these former Caesars from now on. Because I said so. Any problems with that, gentlemen?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfClayton Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Interesting article, Guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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