Ranking Roman Emperors by the Quality of Their Lives!

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00:00 Introduction
00:27 Methodics
01:33 Augustus
03:48 Tiberius
6:13 Caligula
7:45 Claudius
9:31 Nero
11:11 Vespasian
12:40 Titus
13:58 Domitian
15:31 Trajan
16:12 Hadrian
17:31 Antoninus
18:37 Marcus Aurelius
20:22 Lucius Verus
21:44 Commodus
23:32 Septimius Severus
25:08 Caracalla
26:12 Elagabalus
28:23 Severus Alexander
30:18 Maximinus Thrax
31:48 Gordian III
32:38 Philippus Arabs
34:09 Trebonianus Gallus
35:03 Valerian
37:19 Gallienus
39:01 Aurelian, Probus
40:32 Epilogue

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29 thoughts on “Ranking Roman Emperors by the Quality of Their Lives!”

  13. Me encantaron los retratos de los Emperadores 👌🏼 Vespasiano tuvo la mejor calidad de vida de todos ellos, sin duda el más bendecido, demás que su hijo también tuvo éxito. También me gustó ver la cara detrás del canal. ¡Saludos!

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  15. Before even watching, I know Gallienus had the worst fate of them all. There's nothing, absolutely NOTHING that went well for him.

    He had a family=>killed off. He worked hard for the Empire, only to get despise in return. Almost 30 usurpers. Plague. Barbarian invasions. Economic disaster. His father was killed and Gallienus had no gold to pay for gigantic ransom, the treasury stolen by usurper, the numerous humiliations by client kings, got shot by an arrow, backstabbed every year of his life. He was undefeated in battle, but failed by logistics… After his death, his remaining distant family was also murdered.

    Z tier…

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  17. 0:20 The Upsides
    0:45 The Downsides
    1:08 * Emperors with reigns less than 2 years are NOT Included on this Tier List.

    S Tier Vespasian, Septimius Severus🏆
    S Maximinius Thrax "The Soldier Emperor" "Simple, Efficient, Glorious"
    A Aurelian and Probus.
    D Tier Dormitian
    F Tier Caligula, Trebonionus Gallus, Gallienus

    UPSIDES below
    Died of Natural Causes
    + Augustus
    + Tiberius [Oldest Living Roman Emperor, 77-Year Old when he died]
    + Vespasian [Lived to the age of 69, Healthy, but he died of Dysentery].
    + Trajan [Died at age 63, had a happy marriage]
    + Antoninus [Died at age 70, after eating too much cheese]
    + Septimius Severus [Lived to age 65]

    Had an Heir
    + Vespasian

    Good Personality
    + Vespasian [unbothered by insults, humorous, Jovial, Cheerful]
    + Trajan [Modest, Generous, Popular]
    + Antoninus [Temperate, Self-Restrained, Popular, Reigned over Peace and Prosperity]
    + Marcus Aurelius [Diligent, Dutiful, Tolerant, and Generous]
    + Septimius Severus [Good at handling stress]
    + Carcalla [similar to his father, Septimius Severus]

    Well-Educated
    + Augustus
    + Claudius [wrote history books about Carthaginians and The Etruscan Alphabet]
    + Titus [Spoke Latin and Greek, Strong Oratory Skills, Singer and Musician, Destroyed a Rebellion in Judea]
    + Hadrian
    + Antoninus [Gifted]
    + Lucius Verus
    + Septimius Severus [Spoke Latin and Punic, studied Greek Literature]
    + Caracalla

    Successful Military Expedition
    + Hadrian
    + Septimius Severus [eliminated his rivals, successful military campaigns]
    + Maximinius Thrax [Military Leader, fought into his 60s]
    + Philipus Arab [Emperor who got to celebrate the 1,000 Year Birthday of Rome]
    + Aurelian and Probus [Remarkable Commanders]

    Rose from Obscurity
    + Augustus
    + Septimius Severus and Caracalla
    + Aurelian and Probus

    Killing Animals
    + Commodus

    DOWNSIDES Below

    Bad Personality
    – Lucius Verus [Lazy]
    – Commodus [clueless]
    – Elagabalus [universally hated]
    – Severus Alexander [controlled by his mother, who forced him to divorce his wife, and he was a coward which brought him dishonor with his soldiers.]
    – Philippus Arab [coward, unpopular]
    – Trebonionus Gallus [known murderer, schemer]
    – Valerian [incapable leader]

    Family Tragedies
    – Augustus [His friends died before him, his father Julius Caesar was murdered. His Daughter was Banished]]
    – Tiberius [ Forced to divorce the love of his life and instead had to marry his Wife Julia who was promiscuous,]
    – Claudius [lost his father when he was 1-year old, Publicly Called a "Human Monster" by his own mother and hated by the women in his family.]
    – Antoninus [his family died before he died]
    – Marcus Aurelius [wife was adulterous, lost 5 of his 6 sons.]
    – Lucius Verus [all 3 of his children died in infancy.]
    – Severus Alexander [forced to divorce his wife, forced to murder his wife's father]

    Rumors/Slandered
    – Augustus [his father Julius Caesar was murdered. His Daughter was Banished]
    – Claudius [lost his father when he was 1-year old, Publicly Called a "Human Monster" by his own mother and hated by the women in his family.]
    – Commodus Verus [betrayed by those around him]
    – Trebonionus Gallus [rumored to have killed Decius]

    Overshadowed by someone else
    – Dormitian was overshadowed by his brother, previous Emperor Titus

    Too Young To Rule
    – Elagabalus [weirdo]
    – Severus Alexander [weakling]
    – Gordian III

    Physical Health Troubles, Poor Health
    – Augustus (Sickly, Frail, Tooth Decay, Far-Sightedness in 1 eye.)
    – Claudius (Cerebral Palsy)
    – Nero (considered ugly, and had weak eyesight)
    – Marcus Aurelius (sickly and frail)

    Unsatisfaction, Hate, Social Anxiety, Paranoia, Distress, Misery, Terrified by Rumors
    – Tiberius
    – Caligula [Epileptic Psychosis, Fear of Thunder and Loud Noises, distressed.]
    – Dormitian
    – Commodus
    – Elagabalus

    Unsuccessful Military Expeditions
    – Dormitian
    – Severus Alexander [infamously refusing to aide his soldiers in Persia, making him unpopular with the troops. Pitifully cried in his mother's lap in a war tent.]
    – Philippus Arabs [paid The Persians money, abandoned Roman lands]
    – Valerian [he was captured by Persian King Shapur I.]

    Disasters
    – Titus [Explosion of Mt. Vesuvius]
    – Marcus Aurelius [Plague]
    – Commodus [Plague]
    – Trebonionus Gallus
    – Valerian [devastating plagues]

    Died without an heir
    – Augustus [son of Julius Caesar]
    – Titus [Brother of Dormitian]
    – Dormitian [brother of Titus]
    – Trajan
    – Caracalla
    – Severus Alexander

    Murdered
    – Caligula
    – Dormitian [Violently stabbed by a servant.]
    – Commodus [assassinated at age 31, strangled in a bath]
    – Caracalla [assassinated at age 29, while urinating]
    – Severus Alexander [assassinated at 26]
    – Maximinius Thrax [murdered with his son]
    – Gordian III [Murdered at the age of 19! His murder was orchestrated by next emperor Philippus Arab!]
    – Trebonionus Gallus [murdered with his son at the age of approximately 45 years old]
    – Gallienus [assassinated by people who were supposed to be his allies]
    – Aurelian and Probus [betrayed by their own soldiers]

    Died by Suicide
    – Nero [Reign 54-68 AD, Died at Age 31]

    Taken Captive
    – Valerian [Taken Captive by Persian King Shapur I]

    Usurpers
    – Gallienus [so many usurpers, his entire family was murdered by their own soldiers]

    Unrestrained Degeneracy
    – Caligula [pursued his desires without consequences]
    – Nero [indulged in his desires]
    – Lucius Verus [6 Million on 1 feast]
    – Elagabalus [brothel, soliciting, self-circumcised.]

    41:05 God Bless You

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