Galileo Galilei
10-24-2008, 05:29 PM
Antonius Pius & Ron Paul
When trying to imagine a Ron Paul presidency, I am drawn to the long graceful reign of Antonius Pius, Emperor of Rome from 138 A.D. until 161 A.D. This was during the "Era of Good Emperors" as Edward Gibbon put it.
The history books ignore Antonius Pius like the MSM ignores Ron Paul. But the truth will be told here; Antonius Pius has the strongest record on economics of any Roman Emperor, and we can look forward to the same thing under President Ron Paul.
Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161)
http://www.roman-emperors.org/tonypis.htm
HIGHLIGHTS
"Antoninus returned all of Italy's share of the aurum coronarium, the money raised in honor of his accession, and one-half of that contributed from the provinces.[[16]] His economic policy in general was relatively conservative and avoided luxurious waste while supporting public works of practical application.[[17]] His procurators were told to keep provincial tribute reasonable and they were held accountable for exceeding fixed bounds. The provinces in general prospered under his administration and the use of informers was ended.[[18]] Julius Capitolinus summarizes the excellence of Antoninus' administration when he says: "With such care did he govern all peoples under him that he looked after all things and all men as if they were his own." [[19]] In spite of his caution in raising imperial revenues, however, Antoninus provided regular gifts of money to the people and to the soldiers and produced spectacular public games with a great variety of animals on display.[[20]] The emperor also used his own funds to distribute oil, grain, and wine free in a time of famine and helped relieve the devastation caused in Rome by fire, flood, and a collapse of stands in the Circus Maximus and by fires and earthquakes in the provinces.[[21]]
Although the reigns of his two immediate predecessors, Trajan and Hadrian, had seen prolific building activity in Rome and throughout the empire, Antoninus chose to be less lavish in his public works projects."
"Antoninus made sure that he would leave the Empire secure and in sound financial condition and his adopted sons inherited a large surplus (reportedly 675 million denarii) in the Treasury."
"In many ways Antoninus Pius was a model emperor who justifiably earned comparison with his own model, Numa Pompilius, and provided the Empire with a period of fortune, religious piety, and security perhaps unmatched in imperial annals."
Do you think President Ron Paul can equal or exceed the quality of leadership set by Antonius Pius? OTHER NEWS Didius Julianus and Bloomberghttp://www.dailypaul.com/node/16293
When trying to imagine a Ron Paul presidency, I am drawn to the long graceful reign of Antonius Pius, Emperor of Rome from 138 A.D. until 161 A.D. This was during the "Era of Good Emperors" as Edward Gibbon put it.
The history books ignore Antonius Pius like the MSM ignores Ron Paul. But the truth will be told here; Antonius Pius has the strongest record on economics of any Roman Emperor, and we can look forward to the same thing under President Ron Paul.
Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161)
http://www.roman-emperors.org/tonypis.htm
HIGHLIGHTS
"Antoninus returned all of Italy's share of the aurum coronarium, the money raised in honor of his accession, and one-half of that contributed from the provinces.[[16]] His economic policy in general was relatively conservative and avoided luxurious waste while supporting public works of practical application.[[17]] His procurators were told to keep provincial tribute reasonable and they were held accountable for exceeding fixed bounds. The provinces in general prospered under his administration and the use of informers was ended.[[18]] Julius Capitolinus summarizes the excellence of Antoninus' administration when he says: "With such care did he govern all peoples under him that he looked after all things and all men as if they were his own." [[19]] In spite of his caution in raising imperial revenues, however, Antoninus provided regular gifts of money to the people and to the soldiers and produced spectacular public games with a great variety of animals on display.[[20]] The emperor also used his own funds to distribute oil, grain, and wine free in a time of famine and helped relieve the devastation caused in Rome by fire, flood, and a collapse of stands in the Circus Maximus and by fires and earthquakes in the provinces.[[21]]
Although the reigns of his two immediate predecessors, Trajan and Hadrian, had seen prolific building activity in Rome and throughout the empire, Antoninus chose to be less lavish in his public works projects."
"Antoninus made sure that he would leave the Empire secure and in sound financial condition and his adopted sons inherited a large surplus (reportedly 675 million denarii) in the Treasury."
"In many ways Antoninus Pius was a model emperor who justifiably earned comparison with his own model, Numa Pompilius, and provided the Empire with a period of fortune, religious piety, and security perhaps unmatched in imperial annals."
Do you think President Ron Paul can equal or exceed the quality of leadership set by Antonius Pius? OTHER NEWS Didius Julianus and Bloomberghttp://www.dailypaul.com/node/16293