Poll: Favorite Roman?

[Brainwreck]

Publius Quinctilius Varus.
Lost three legions to a combination of Germanic tribes led by Arminius in what was possibly the most decisive Roman defeat in history (Battle of Teutoburg forest).
Committed suicide.
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori and whatnot.

Edit:
Disregard the previous.

Spoiler: Est numero uno. Never die hue hue hue.

 

[McMullen]

I'm hoping that Tullius up there is Marcus Tullius Cicero.

 

[DovaChiief]

Trajan is the best one.Hands down.

Well I;m shocked you didn't include Tr.......#Ninja'd
But in all seriousness he probably was the best military leader Post-Republican Rome ever had.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Publius Quinctilius Varus.
Lost three legions to a combination of Germanic tribes led by Arminius in what was possibly the most decisive Roman defeat in history (Battle of Teutoburg forest).
Committed suicide.

Hmmm... Paullus & Varro (Cannae), Crassus & Crassus (Carrhae), Mallius & Caepio (Arausio) would like to have words about that... care of Hannibal, Surena & Boiorix & Teutobod... -_-

Flavius isn't on this list? Horrible poll OP, simply horrible.

Flavius?! As in Titus Flavius Vespasianus? Uh... to continue being a dick, but which one?!

But in all seriousness he probably was the best military leader Post-Republican Rome ever had.

See, I think Trajan was the best civilian leader post-Republican Rome ever had (better than Augustus because of the situation that he inherited). Best military leader can be squabbled over by several others. As far as emperors were concerned, Vespasian and Titus were both better (the former as a strategist the latter as a tactician) (and I'd name others if I knew more than just an inkling of the post-Nervan/Antonian dynasty & the Dominate period) and among the rest, there seems to be a distinct lack of acknowledgement for Germanicus. It is not lightly that the Romans dubbed him 'the Roman Megas Alexander'.

 

[Dyono]

I like the plastic ones.

It's the loyalty that gets me.

OT: Nero for sheer insanity. And over used name in media.

Dammit, I was gonna name him in the comments. YOU STOLE MY THUNDER! ._.

 

[omicron1]

Can I interject and say I prefer Dumuzid of Uruk? He raised Gilgamesh, after all.
Romans get far too much coverage at the expense of everyone else.

On topic: One more for Scipio Africanus.

 

[GameChanger]

Nero wasn't insane... Caligula was. Fucking madman is what he was.

But Trajan was the best.

 

[ImperialSunlight]

Julian the Apostate. He was the last Pagan Roman emperor and did a lot of work towards restoring the crumbling Roman society.

Then he was killed by a Christian "saint", apparently. 6th Commandment? Hmm. But, of course it's in the name of God, so that makes it okay!

 

[The Funslinger]

Who the hell calls Augustus Caesar "Octavian"? This poll is flawed. Still picked him because, well, he found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.

Eh, I'm not so keen on him since he basically attained his power (in an already existing golden age) by piggybacking off of the recently deceased Caesar's work.

If we may count fictional adaptations, my favorite would have been Conn Iggulden's adaptation of Brutus as Julius Caesar's bro.

But really, Caesar: The most powerful epileptic in history

 

[thiosk]

no trajan, no vote

 

[bobthemurderer]

Awwww where's emperor nero? You have to admit, having the balls to just sit there and play fiddle while your city burns, you are either real stupid, or an absolute 'come at me bro' bad ass. Ill go with Julius Ceaser.

 

[VALOCARAPTOR]

hadrian, sure conqeuring is important but he built the borders that lasted

 

[DovaChiief]

Publius Quinctilius Varus.
Lost three legions to a combination of Germanic tribes led by Arminius in what was possibly the most decisive Roman defeat in history (Battle of Teutoburg forest).
Committed suicide.

Hmmm... Paullus & Varro (Cannae), Crassus & Crassus (Carrhae), Mallius & Caepio (Arausio) would like to have words about that... care of Hannibal, Surena & Boiorix & Teutobod... -_-

Flavius isn't on this list? Horrible poll OP, simply horrible.

Flavius?! As in Titus Flavius Vespasianus? Uh... to continue being a dick, but which one?!

But in all seriousness he probably was the best military leader Post-Republican Rome ever had.

See, I think Trajan was the best civilian leader post-Republican Rome ever had (better than Augustus because of the situation that he inherited). Best military leader can be squabbled over by several others. As far as emperors were concerned, Vespasian and Titus were both better (the former as a strategist the latter as a tactician) (and I'd name others if I knew more than just an inkling of the post-Nervan/Antonian dynasty & the Dominate period) and among the rest, there seems to be a distinct lack of acknowledgement for Germanicus. It is not lightly that the Romans dubbed him 'the Roman Megas Alexander'.

I personally think you left out Septimus Severus (who ranks alongside Domitian as one of the best later Emperors), and Agricola. I do agree with you about Germanicus though, just read 'The Twelve Caesars' and was interested by the heartfelt reactions of the people in response to his death (even with Seutonis' mild hyperbole). But I don't think that either Vaspasian or Titus have anything comparable to the conquests of Dacia, the Garmatines, or the near-ruin of the Parthians in Mesopotamia. He faced a wider variety of environments, fighting styles, and diplomatic situations than either of the two. The only thing that kept him from being as well-known as Caesar was him untimely death.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Obviously this guy:
Shut up! I can pick him if I want!

 

[DovaChiief]

Obviously this guy:
Shut up! I can pick him if I want!

(Pats head) And that's nice son.

 

[DovaChiief]

hadrian, sure conqeuring is important but he built the borders that lasted

But at the expense of permanently halting all of Rome's renewed military momentum and letting the Parthians rebuild. Sorry, great builder, man of the people, but ultimately the worst possible follow-up to an all-rounder like Trajan.

 

[dagens24]

Why is Caligula not on that list? *troll face*

 

[Zeke63]

Why is Caligula not on that list? *troll face*

Yeah i clicked this poll cause i thought caligula. BOO

 

[Wolf In A Bear Suit]

I'm going to go with the Scipio's,or maybe Tiberius Grachus for his good intentions, and his death by old men