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

BabyE · 15-10-2016 05:20PM #1

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

Agricola · 15-10-2016 05:21PM

Roman emperor, obviously.

darkpagandeath · 15-10-2016 05:22PM

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

sjb25 · 15-10-2016 05:23PM

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

cml387 · 15-10-2016 05:23PM

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

Harvey Normal · 15-10-2016 05:24PM

Middle class.

sjb25 · 15-10-2016 05:26PM

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 · 15-10-2016 05:29PM

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

Dr Crayfish · 15-10-2016 05:29PM

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 · 15-10-2016 05:30PM

Squeezed middle

Harvey Normal · 15-10-2016 05:31PM

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 · 15-10-2016 05:35PM

Harvey Normal wrote: »

I find that stuff as legitimate as business cant.

Say what?

suicide_circus · 15-10-2016 05:37PM

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 · 15-10-2016 05:38PM

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 · 15-10-2016 05:40PM

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15-10-2016 05:46PM

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 · 15-10-2016 05:52PM

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.

15-10-2016 05:56PM

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

whoopsadoodles · 15-10-2016 05:58PM

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 · 15-10-2016 05:58PM

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 · 15-10-2016 06:01PM

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 · 15-10-2016 06:03PM

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 · 15-10-2016 06:05PM

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 · 15-10-2016 06:05PM

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

Felix Jones is God · 15-10-2016 06:08PM

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

15-10-2016 06:23PM

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.

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CINCLANTFLT · 15-10-2016 06:23PM

Will there be an orgy?

entropi · 15-10-2016 06:24PM

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.

15-10-2016 06:32PM

quickbeam wrote: »

Snap!

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

15-10-2016 06:37PM

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 · 15-10-2016 07:04PM

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!

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

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