As an Emperor
I love Augustus, though I also have some love for Vespasian.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 16:53, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Trajan always appealed to me.
I cannot remember why, though. Mind you Nero was nowhere near as bad as history traditionally paints him. He was a knob and a deviant, but did much for the architecture of Rome as opposed to beings its destroyer, it is now thought, I understand?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 31 May 2010, 16:56, Reply)

Haha I did an essay on that
and the conclusion I came too was that while Nero did indeed contribute to architecture, that it wasn't the public that was the beneficiary. And he was still a massive cunt
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 16:58, Reply)

Who cares about the public?
If you wander about in Bucharest, you cannot fail to be impressed by Ceacescu's building works, built with the blood of his people or not.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 31 May 2010, 17:02, Reply)

well
if you're going to evaluate an Emperor, then you need to.

After all some biographers argue that Nero was positing a cultural transition shift, from a military focus to a cultural one. I say that's a load of nonsense, he was an insane wanker who was herded in at the beginning, then broke out at the end
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 17:04, Reply)

I evaluate Emperors thusly:
1. Were they mental?
3. Did they commission huge engineering or architectural works?
4. Were they a sadist and ideally an incest-monger?
5. Did they slaughter any innocents?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 31 May 2010, 17:07, Reply)