populace? Any advice welcome. Thanks!
2007-04-10 11:37:07 · 1 answers · asked by holy_bro 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It depends on who you are and in what era you live. For example: If you are Nerva, acclaimed emperor in AD 97after the assassination of Domitian, you should win over the general: You should adopt Trajan as your son, although you two are not related. Assassins will never get both of you, and if a usurper strikes down one, the other will fly to his revenge.
If you are Claudius, it will be good if army leaders hoist you up and acclaim you emperor after the assassination of Gaius (Caligula). The same if you are Galba, Otho, or Vitellius.
I shall watch this space closely to see if court officials ever do any thing. After the assassination of Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius, the empire was "auctioned off." The winner was Didius Julianus.
2007-04-10 11:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋