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Poll Question: Who is the greatest Roman Emperor?
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    Posted: 01-Jun-2005 at 01:05
I like Constantine...
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  Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31-May-2005 at 18:38
Hadrian, because he built an awesome wall.
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"Where's Sciprio Africanus? I mean, he did defeat Rome's most dangerous enemy: Carthage."

Winterhaze13 is correct he was not an emporer but a elected Council of the Early Roman Republic.  There really is no 'Empire' until Caesar Augustus. 
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Originally posted by RED GUARD

Where's Sciprio Africanus? I mean, he did defeat Rome's most dangerous enemy: Carthage.

He was not an emperor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Africa nus_Major
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Where's Sciprio Africanus? I mean, he did defeat Rome's most dangerous enemy: Carthage.
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Originally posted by Winterhaze13

Originally posted by hugoestr

I praise the sense of humor of Winterhaze13 for including Caligula in the poll.


Who voted for him?



It wasn't me. I voted for Augustus.
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Originally posted by Imperator Invictus

FYI, there was a good discussion some time ago about this topic.

http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60&P N=4

Wasn't aware of that but I think my thread has proven to be successful as well.
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FYI, there was a good discussion some time ago about this topic.

http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60&P N=4
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Originally posted by hugoestr

I praise the sense of humor of Winterhaze13 for including Caligula in the poll.

Who voted for him?
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I praise the sense of humor of Winterhaze13 for including Caligula in the poll.
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Hard to define 'the greatest' because you can compare so many different things. For example, Augustus jump-started Rome's progress to high culture and civlization, while Trajan extended the empire to its furthest extent. I personally like Gordian III, though cut short by Phillip's assassination, he was successful in defeating the Persian invasion of Rome's eastern provinces.

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Yes, Diocletianus story is inspiring.
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Diocletianus made the superhuman task to reform the crumbling empire into a superpower once again with the founding of the dominate. He was also the son of a slave who climbed the stairs all the way up. He was undoubtly one of the greatest emperors
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Octavius Augustus, no doubt
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Augustus clearly rocked the place! Aurelius was a philosopher, Nero a lunatic, Caligula a sanguinary, but Augusuts was a ruler.
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Four years after Actium, Octavian walked into a Senate well disposed to his wishes and announced the restoration of the Republic. He was ready to set aside his formidable powers and become a private citizen once more. To no one's surprise, the partisan Senate 'refused' to allow him to step down and gave him the quasi divine title of Augustus which was a slightly archaic word meaning sacred or revered. Octavian's powers were formalized and Rome had given herself its first emperor.

With peace and prosperity restored, Augustus reigned for 41 years before dying a month short of his 76th birthday. The foundation of the Principate had been set and Augustus became the model for all succeeding emperors. Tact and discretion had created a basis for imperial government far strong than could have been forged by naked power alone.

And that's why I voted for Augustus!
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Marcus Aurelius
because Gladiator is a pretty good movie
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Well I like im a fan of Julian. In two short years he managed to win victories over the Germans which would secure the Rhine frontier for almost 50 years, take a stand against the persecution of pagans and write numerous books on the foolishness of the christians or Galileans as he liked to call them. He also died in battle like any good emperor should though regretably a little to early for his work to have any lasting effect but at least he tried.
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Without doubt Octavian (Augustus) -

just look at the way he shot to power, and look how he consolodated and conquered-

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