> Wonder how much we think of Roman Emperors comes from the writing and propaganda of their contemporary elites. Almost all of it. Most of the time, all we hav

> Wonder how much we think of Roman Emperors comes from the writing and propaganda of their contemporary elites. Almost all of it. Most of the time, all we have to go off are the Roman historians, which are notoriously extremely biased. You learn pretty quickly in any Classical Studies program to unlearn a lot of the preconceptions about Rome and its history that are embedded in modern culture.