Would you rather be a Roman Emperor or middle class in 21st cenury?

BabyE

Middle class, good looking with a good job or Roman emperor? Which would you opt for?

Agricola

Roman emperor, obviously.

darkpagandeath

Dunno all that lead about... Prob middle class.

sjb25

Ehhh roman emperor already have a list to be sent to the lions

cml387

And always wondering every March if you'd get a knife in your back? No thanks.

Harvey Normal

Middle class.

sjb25

cml387 wrote: »

And always wondering every March if you'd get a knife in your back? No thanks.

The trick is to knife them first

The_Valeyard

Roman Emperor in 1AD would be cool, Roman Emperor in 69, 254AD, not so good.

Dr Crayfish

I'd like to be Marcus Aurelius. His philosophies still ring true today. Pick up a copy of "Meditations" if you get a chance, he really knew how to live and was a true stoic.

keysersoze0330

Squeezed middle

Harvey Normal

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

I'd like to be Marcus Aurelius. His philosophies still ring true today. Pick up a copy of "Meditations" if you get a chance, he really knew how to live and was a true stoic.

I find that stuff as legitimate as business cant.

Dr Crayfish

Harvey Normal wrote: »

I find that stuff as legitimate as business cant.

Say what?

suicide_circus

In order to properly enjoy the full Roman Emperor experience you'd need to forego modern sensibilities with regard to human rights, slavery, sex slavery, child abuse, murder, rape, torture. You'd have comforts like hot running water and underfloor heating but you'd have no modern medicine, antibiotics, painkillers etc.

cml387

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.

testicles

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BabyE

BabyE wrote: »

Middle class, good looking with a good job or Roman emperor? Which would you opt for?

Even Julius Caesar was stabbed in the back ill take the safe option, besides....i like the technological age we live in even if it gets messy at times

Harvey Normal

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Say what?

It's reminds me of nothing so much as how to make friends and influence people. Useful if you are already rich.

Also not true. I just opened a copy where Aurelius said he welcomed free speech. Not true. Try telling the emperor that he sucked.

Emperor during no war. Why by a nobody like us if you could be an emperor.. Smartphones aren't that great like.

whoopsadoodles

cml387 wrote: »

And always wondering every March if you'd get a knife in your back? No thanks.

But the budget is done in October?

Arghus

I'd like to be able to have a trial run of a few weeks as a Roman Emperor before I had to make the decision.

Pro Hoc Vice

testicles wrote: »

Julius Caesar wasn't the only Emperor of Rome you know?

He was not Emperor of Rome his adopted son Augustus was first emperor.

quickbeam

cml387 wrote: »

And always wondering every March if you'd get a knife in your back? No thanks.

testicles wrote: »

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Julius Caesar wasn't even an Emperor - his reign was still during the time of the Republic. His successor Augustus was the first emperor [/pedant]

quickbeam

Pro Hoc Vice wrote: »

He was not Emperor of Rome his adopted son Augustus was first emperor.

quickbeam wrote: »

Julius Caesar wasn't even an Emperor - his reign was still during the time of the Republic. His successor Augustus was the first emperor [/pedant]

Snap!

Iwasfrozen

Middle Class, at least I won't die from a simple disease.

Felix Jones is God

I had a burst appendix at 12.... I'll take middle class and still alive tyvm!

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Emperor during no war. Why by a nobody like us if you could be an emperor.. Smartphones aren't that great like.

Says Ads by Google

CINCLANTFLT

Will there be an orgy?

entropi

Middle class in the time of the perpetually offended, or Emperor in a time where modern medicine didn't exist...I'll take the middle class option, thanks.

quickbeam

quickbeam wrote: »

Snap!

To be fair though, he was emperor in all but name I think.. Some historians consider him the first. I think.

Pro Hoc Vice

Pro Hoc Vice wrote: »

He was not Emperor of Rome his adopted son Augustus was first emperor.

Granted i must brush up on my Ancient Roman History but i think it is fair to say that Julius had a bit of clout until Brutus decided enough was enough

seenitall

Pro Hoc Vice wrote: »

He was not Emperor of Rome his adopted son Augustus was first emperor.

Didn't know that! Or forgot.

Who knew - hanging around AH can be educational!

PowerToWait

BabyE wrote: »

good looking

Like Zac Effron?

SafeSurfer

Id rather be anything than middle class

bodhrandude

A Roman Emperor, well, in a Monty Python sketch anyway.

Pherekydes

All the Roman emperors are dead, and I'm still alive, so I'll stay where I am, thanks.

Capt'n Midnight

Julius Caeser said he'd rather be first a village than second in Rome.

Then again what he did to the Gauls was genocide. And it was done to win public support and riches as as stepping stone to political gains in Rome.

That's bad karma.



Emperor for life wasn't necessarily a good thing

Year of the Four Emperors
69 AD, in which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.

Year of the Five Emperors
193 AD, in which there were five claimants for the title of Roman Emperor. The five were Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus and Septimius Severus.

Year of the Six Emperors
238 AD, during which six people were recognised as emperors of Rome.



Back in Rome they had no tomatoes. So no pizza. No fridges. So no cold beer to go with your no pizza.
No spuds either. Very unlikely to get a curry.
No bleach or deodorant.