Who Was the Last Roman?

[Sebastian]

So, before anyone proceeds - is Amazon an "empire"?

Oy vey, I'm getting verklempt.

And what of Henry II's Angevin Empire?

 

[lukecfg]

I picked julian the apostate for the cultural reasons voiced up thread. He aspired to be a true philosopher emperor, even though as Will Durant put it, his treatises do not reward a reader today lol. He was a post diocletian flash back to the antonines.

I suppose you could also make an argument for stilicho if aetius and belisarius are on the list. Perhaps also theodosius, the last ruler of the unified empire.

 

[CBBI]

Reigns

 

[2 For The Brew]

il Duce.

At least he thought so.

I’ll go with Constantine XI.

I actually got married the first time on May 29th 1982 which was the 529th anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople and Constantine XI‘s death so I am biased.

 

[Sebastian]

I picked julian the apostate for the cultural reasons voiced up thread. He aspired to be a true philosopher emperor, even though as Will Durant put it, his treatises do not reward a reader today lol. He was a post diocletian flash back to the antonines.

I suppose you could also make an argument for stilicho if aetius and belisarius are on the list. Perhaps also theodosius, the last ruler of the unified empire.

But Stilicho was a barbarian.

 

[Huber.]

Comicus. You can see him perform at Caesar's Palace.

 

[lukecfg]

But Stilicho was a barbarian.

Hey at least he was half vandal and not goth...

 

[Sebastian]

@The Human Q-Tip

I didn't really help with this one. But, the producer and I talked about what next after the Napoleon's Marshals series and I did suggest it as the next topic for them to cover!

They're working on 1848 next. I am contributing a blurb on the Nordic nations.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

It's so tempting to pick from any number of solid candidates for that title. Being the Last Emperor normally wouldn't mean much -Romulus Augustus was a nothing.

Constantine XI though...that Emperor went out as the Last Roman should.

 

[macbdog]

Maximus Decimus Meridius. A true warrior and son of Rome. Went out defending not only his honor, but that of the true emperor Marcus Aurelius. As an aside, he also fought tyranny, freeing Rome from what could have been years to decades of despotic rule by Commodus.

 

[2 For The Brew]

The last Roman was Mr. Hero. He left us the Romanburger.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

The last Roman was Mr. Hero. He left us the Romanburger.

@Lee

You've got competition.

 

[2 For The Brew]

The last Arthur Treacher’s fish & chips is in Cleveland as well. We have quite an obscure restaurant legacy. Arthur himself was a WWI artilleryman; maybe he had thoughts on the last Roman.

 

[Benway]

Sessions.

 

[2 For The Brew]

Gabriel.