Who is your favourite ancient Roman

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There’s so many to choose from;

The swagger and bravura of Julius Caesar

The savagery of Sulla

The quiff and confidence of Pompey

The oratory and verbal gymnastics of Cicero

The wisdom of Marcus Aurelius


The courage of Cato

The crassness and greed of Crassus

The cruelty and excess of Caligula

The sagacity and curiosity of both Pliny the Elder and the Younger

I’m going for Cicero.


Great race, the Romans

 

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Surely Biggus Dickus?

 

Razzoo

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In the countryside

 

Norman Potting

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Sussex, Sussex not by the sea and actually nearer

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1 Clavdiv

 

Igzilla

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You've got to admire Vespasian, though. Stabilised the Empire after the year of four emperors, founded the next dynasty and provided a role model of good governance that subsequent emperors adhered to until that tit Commodus.

 

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Bwian, he was woeman, yer know.

 

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Igzilla said:

You've got to admire Vespasian, though. Stabilised the Empire after the year of four emperors, founded the next dynasty and provided a role model of good governance that subsequent emperors adhered to until that tit Commodus.

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you can't argue with that

 

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Nero

 

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Vincelot

 

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'ang on - no poets? Horace, Ovid, Virgil?

 

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algie said:

Nero

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Good for the blood, guts and casual psychopathy. One of the more interesting characters, but out of a more terrifying place than say Messalina, Claudius' wife.

 

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Romain Vincelot

 

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tiberious of course....

 

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Sendervictorius.

 

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Hadrian. The Alex Salmond of the Roman Empire.

 

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How about interesting for infamy?
Caligula - he married his horse.
Nero - very self indulgent; the golden statue of Nero speaks for itself.

 

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Rayners Lane

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Quintus Caicilius Iucundus and his dog Cerberus.

This, or Plato for me. Gave birth to modern day vulcanology

 

Igzilla

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elbowpatches said:

How about interesting for infamy?
Caligula - he married his horse.
Nero - very self indulgent; the golden statue of Nero speaks for itself.

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Caligula - grossly misrepresented. Possible incestuous relationship with his sister. Threatened to make his horse a senator to illustrate what a bunch of jokers the current lot were.
Nero - allegedly kicked his pregnant wife to death. Nice chap.

 

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they're all good, but don't rest on your laurels.

 

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Ludicrous Sextus, his wife Ammonia and their slave Lurcio.