Introduction to World History to 1600 (Terran) -#7

[abe-no-seimei.livejournal.com]

Introduction to World History to 1600 (Terran)
Friday 1:00-3:00 pm

Early, Seimei glides in and settles at his table. His eyebrow raises at the room and with an uncomfortable shrug of his shoulders, his expression pulled into a tight frown, he composes the discussion question.

When finished, he taps the handle of his brush against his chin and rises to display it for the class.

Discussion question –

Name the five ‘Good Emperors’ and give an example to illustrate why each one deserves to be considered one of the five.

In smaller script beneath the question is the following:

For extra credit, work in the phrase “Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping” into your comment.



[ooc: My apologies for being late. Computer issues that have now been fixed...I hope]

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[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

Kitty comes in and takes a seat, working on her assignment, still broody.

[absolutesnark]

Piper wanders in class and begins to take notes, listening to the discussion at the same time.

[medusae-x.livejournal.com]

((read 'god emperors' and just about snorted part of my sandwich out my nose, you bastard))

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

The five Good Emperors were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius.

Nerva only had a short reign, but he attempted to relieve the poor. He bought up large lots of land from wealthy landlords, and let them out to needy citizens. He showed a great interest in public education, setting apart a certain fund for which the interest of it was used to educate the children of poor parents.

Trajan was adopted by Nerva, and was the first emperor who was not a native of Italy; he was a Spaniard by birth. He was a brave general, a wise statesman, and a successful administrator. He restored the elective power to the people, liberty of speech and power to the senate and also, restored the magistrates their former authority. He was a generous patron of literature and of art. He also desired to relieve the condition of the poor. It is said that five thousand children received from him their daily allowance of food.

Hadrian was similar to Trajan in some respects, with the same desire for the welfare of the people, and with the same wish to add to the architectural splendor of Rome. He was, like Trajan, a friend of literature and a patron of the fine arts, But he differed from Trajan in not thinking that the greatness of Rome depended upon military glory. He believed that the army should be maintained; but that foreign conquest was less important than the prosperity of his subjects.

Antoninus reigned for twenty-three years, and his reign is considered uneventful. Which is actually of great credit, due to events being wars and calamaties. he yet maintained the empire in a state of peace and prosperity. He managed the finances with skill and economy and was kind to his subjects.

Marcus Aurelius stands out as one of the greatest intellectural rulers in Western Civilization. Although he was a great military leader, Marcus was impressed with a firm desire for peace that manifested itself in his philosophical writings. There were three large external conflicts during his reign, and Marcus dealt with them all effectively

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

Marcus Aurrillius... Julius Ceaser, Alexander the Great, Gaius and Constantine.

Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping Maia thought as she played with a toy cash register

[demonbelthazor]

*his five "good" emperors are the worst tyrants*
*Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping*

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

Lisa participates actively in the discussion, mumbling “Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping” under her breath when the bell rings.

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna names five Emperors from Tortal history, sneezes, and then adds "Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping unlike they did." and points at the telephone.

[sakuracchyan.livejournal.com]

Sakura names off the same five Emporers that have already been named, and absently scribbles in the margin of her page. "Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping." She then stares at her odd scribble, and shrugs, handing the paper in.

[deirdreofamber.livejournal.com]

*sits in back of class*

*Thinks to herself, "Father has been king for centuries, maybe longer... oh right, this Shadow..." and then thinks, for no discernible reason,“Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping”. She shakes her head and continues to take notes.*