Just because I love Roman history, and also because I had the opportunity of seeing a fabulous collection of busts from most of the Roman Emperors in the Uffizi Gallery.
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| Julius Caesar. Technically not an emperor, but the Republic ended with him. |
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| Augustus, the first, and perhaps the most important emperor. |
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| Nero, full-blown nut bar. THE standard in bad emperors. |
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| Vespasian, a solid administrator after Nero's total disaster. |
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| Titus, a model emperor who worked to improve the condition of all Romans. Died too young of natural causes. |
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| Nerva, short-lived emperor during an important transitional period. |
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| Trajan, adopted son of Nerva, one of the very good emperors when Rome was at its apogee. |
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| Hadrian, another very good emperor. He loved everything hellenistic, hence the beard... |
Mario
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