Which Roman Emperor would you be?
If you had to pick a Roman Emperor to be, at the beginning of his reign, which would it?
Mine would be any of the Julio-Claudians except the following: Augustus (who never had a start to his reign), Tiberius (who had an impossible act to follow), and Claudius (because he had no real power).
Which Roman Emperor would I be ?
MARCVS AVRELIVS, decent, level-headed, and thoughtful. He obviously wrote his Meditations for posterity, knowing that they would not be taken seriously by his contemporaries. Yet, there is much good sense there, mingled with the inevitable cynicism of a man who had to deal with Roman politicians and had no illusions about them.