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by laszlojamf 48 days ago
I mean... so did a lot of other rulers. As far as emperors go, Aurelius wasn't that bad. You have to judge historical people by their peers, not by your own modern standards.
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MyHonestOpinon 47 days ago
My take is that you should judge historical people based on the choices they had.
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king_geedorah 48 days ago
Strictly speaking nobody has to do anything.
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