Who are your picks for worst ancient Roman emperors? Here are mine :<\/p>\n
4) Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus. <\/strong>The number four spot goes to Commodus for :\u00a0<\/p>\n A) killing helpless and crippled people in gladitorial feats, while he was dressed as Hercules.<\/p>\n B) being paranoid of being killed\u00a0and killing senators like Condianus and Maximus and his wife Bruttia Crispina.<\/p>\n 3) Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. <\/strong>The number three spot goes to Nero for :<\/p>\n A) executing members of his own family such as his mother and stepbrother<\/p>\n B) draining the royal treasury with gladitorial fights and lavish banquets<\/p>\n C) blaming the Christians for the fire and executing them afterwards<\/p>\n 2) Elagabalus. <\/strong>Even though he only ruled for a couple of years, he certaintly disgraced the title of Emperor by :<\/p>\n A) announcing himself a god equal to the goddess Victoria. Senators had to make offerings to the goddess as well as to an image of his statue at the same time.<\/p>\n B) he\u00a0broke ancient religious laws by marrying a Vestal Virgin<\/p>\n C) running a brothel in the palace<\/p>\n D) executing people who criticized his god-like status or lifestyle<\/p>\n 1) Caligula. <\/strong>The number one spot goes to Caligula for<\/p>\n A) building luxurious dwellings for himself<\/p>\n B) executing people under false pretenses to seize their estates<\/p>\n C) forcing people to worship him as a god<\/p>\n D) taking Roman matrons as his wives and bragging about it to their husbands<\/p>\n E) running a brothel inside the palace<\/p>\n Now, who’s your list of worst emperors?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Who are your picks for worst ancient Roman emperors? Here are mine : 4) Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus. The number four spot goes to Commodus for :\u00a0 A) killing helpless and crippled people in gladitorial feats, while he was dressed as Hercules. B) being paranoid of being killed\u00a0and killing senators like Condianus and Maximus and…<\/p>\n