If You Could Meet One Roman Emperor

[Eumachia]

Poor Claudius wasn't a very charismatic emperor, but his interest and knowledge in history would make him an interesting person to meet and discuss with. And I also have a feeling that he probably was the kindest of them all.

[Germanicus]

I would have liked to have met Marcus Aurelius. After discussing his Meditations I would pull him aside and offer an insight into his son.

[P.Clodius]

Without a doubt, Augustus. Arguably the greatest politician ever!

[Pax Orbis Furius]

I would meet with Heron of Alexandria. Maybe give him a hint or two on what to do with that strange, steam powered, spinning ball contraption. He was sooooooo close, steam power thousands of years before Watt. Just a small nudge..... Pax

[Skarr]

I guess I would have liked to meet either of the Gracchi brothers or maybe Marcus Aemilius Scaurus or even Cincinnatus.

[FLavius Valerius Constantinus]

I see that this thread is still alive.

Hmm, I suppose I would want to meet Emperor Valens.

 

Offtopic, but another person I would want to meet is Helen of Troy, yeah baby( if she exists.)Oh I also would want to meet Jesus Christ, the Lord himself.

[thelionness]

off the top of my head I'd have to say Augustus, first

 

of course I'd be interested to meet Constantine towards the end of his life, and Empress Helena...she must have been an interesting woman

[TOPHalanx]

Easy: Marcus Aurelius. I'd smoke my pipe, have some wine, just sit and discuss anything, knowing that neither one of us is going to change the world

 

Then, I'd beg to have him make me his adopted son and promise me the rule over all of Rome.

[Emperor Goblinus]

To meet: Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, Diocletian, Constantine I, Justinian, Constantine XI

 

To view from a very safe distance: Caligula, Nero, Galba, Commodus, Odoacer (I know he's not an emperor, but he'd be interesting to at least observe)

[DanM]

My pick is a Byzantine and so he is probably a little bit of a reach, but I am going to go with Manuel Comenius. He may not have been the greatest and he may have not ruled the Empire at its most powerful period, but the man most definitely knew how to have a good time.

 

If you are just talking about a guy who would be fun to hang out and party with, then I think you guys will be hard pressed to find a better one. He liked music, alchohol and parties. He could hunt, practice medicine and talk on a wide range of topics. His charisma was well known and his generosity was equally famous.

 

So if its a matter of having a good time and enjoying your expereince with a Roman (or Byzantine) Emperor, then I think he is the clear choice.

[Honorius]

It would have to be Constantine Paleologus (sp?) i woudlve loved to ahve listened to hsi speech to the citizens of Constantinopel during its final seige in 1453

[Neos Dionysos]

Flavius Aetius, Belisarius, Amalansutha (I know she is isn't Roman but damnit she is too interesting not too), Constatine XI and Diocletian.

[DanM]

Flavius Aetius, Belisarius, Amalansutha (I know she is isn't Roman but damnit she is too interesting not too), Constatine XI and Diocletian.

 

Have you ever run accross any good descriptions of Amalansutha? I have run accross several that all say about the same thing. She was the well-educated, intelligent daughter of the great Visigothic King who made an ultimiately doomed attempt to retain power while regent and later queen of the Goths.

 

I wish there was something that did a better job of describing her life, her personality in detail, her reasons behind the choices she made, etc. I guess what I am looking for is some sort of biographical work dedicated to her life.

 

Any ideas where I could look for such a thing?

[FLavius Valerius Constantinus]

Funny, I tried googling her, and all I came up with was posts from UNRV about her.

[Neos Dionysos]

Funny, I tried googling her, and all I came up with was posts from UNRV about her.

 

Hahaha, and all the posts are probably by me right?

 

Dan, I'm trying right now to go through various books and other texts to see if I can find detailed information on her though it is hard. What we know of her is just what we are told mainly from the Byzantine perspective and anything that the Ostrogoths would have had would have been negative since they hated her, thought her a traitor to her people and culture. If I do find anything majorly different from the basic details on her I will make a thread and post them, though right now I have not found much. The only additional info I found was the plan her and Justinian had formed just before her arrest and then the possible outcomes and implications of this and I am right now looking at which books on my desk I found that in.