"Why ancient Rome kept choosing bizarre and perverted" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Nov 2020 9:50 p.m. PST |
…Emperors "Some of the most famous Roman emperors were perverted, megalomaniacal, or just plain crazy. The weird fixations of Caligula and Nero made them household names. But these stories have always raised a difficult question: If these emperors were really so deranged, how did they become leaders of one of the greatest empires the world has ever known? To sort it out, I spoke with two historians: Clifford Ando, a professor of classics and author of Imperial Ideology and Provincial Loyalty in the Roman Empire, and Anthony Barrett, a professor of classics and author of Lives of the Caesars…"
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Puster  | 14 Nov 2020 12:46 a.m. PST |
Looking at some of the world leaders today – many of them elected, some less so – the wonder of "how could the Romans" is transformed into "do we ever learn". |
| GildasFacit | 14 Nov 2020 5:18 a.m. PST |
Romans rarely chose an emperor, it wasn't a democracy. A few powerful generals tended to be the ideal companions to get the job until the generals started wanting the job too. |
| DrSkull | 14 Nov 2020 8:40 a.m. PST |
There's something missing in the analysis. All those listed inherited the throne when they were young. Gaining absolute power at a youngish age without earning it through one's own efforts encourages bad behavior. The competent emperors all had careers of their own before becoming emperor or had to struggle to gain the throne. |
| Tango01 | 14 Nov 2020 11:51 a.m. PST |
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| Perris0707 | 14 Nov 2020 12:04 p.m. PST |
Dr Skull has a great point. Only Caracalla does not fit the mold. |
Frederick  | 14 Nov 2020 5:10 p.m. PST |
True – both Nero and Caligula were pretty early in the Empire's history; plus as noted Nero wasn't so bad overall |
| Tango01 | 15 Nov 2020 3:37 p.m. PST |
Nero…at the beginning… Amicalement
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| saltflats1929 | 15 Nov 2020 9:21 p.m. PST |
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