
Episode CXXV - Call Me Not a Lord, for I Am a Lady (Elagabalus III)
Emperors of Rome
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Is He a Great Emperor?
i'm not going tos he was a great emperor. It was certainly a very troubled time for rome. But we also have to try and understand his perspective, which is very difficult because it's difficult to get into some one's mind when we don't have their own personal diaries. i do talk about him as a tinaga who is placed on the throne. And quite often we have young emperors i sayyonow, imagine if you were in charge of a roman empire that stretches s europe, north africa, the middle east. You don't imagine what a weight of responsibilityt would be on your shoulders.
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