Talk:Five Good Emperors

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Ack, what's the deal with that picture? It needs changed or at least fixed. Mkilly 11:47, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

The Gibbon quote is appropriate but blindly elitist and ethnocentric. To declare that the rest of the world was happy at the time of the Pax Romana is a pretty broad statement. ABraidotti 28 March 2005

[edit] Eeerm...

"Marcus Aurelius was a good emperor because he was well known as a Stoic philosopher"

With all due respect to the stoic philosophy, you don't become a good leader just because you have stoic view on things. Fred26 08:02, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Modern Terms, Passive Voice, Citation

One way to tell if something isn't really supported is the use of passive voice. "They were known for their moderate policies...". They were known by whom? One doesn't say.

Placed in the active voice, as it should be, it sounds like this: "Some people know them for their moderate policies...". The lack of source comes screaming out.

Who came up with "Five Good Emperors"? Who came up with "Pax Romana"? These are dubious and disputed terms. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hoshidoshi (talk • contribs) 17:45, 15 April 2007 (UTC).