Mr. Carnyx, Septimius Severus was one of the most interesting emperors. Very competent, not morally good or outright evil. Didius Julianus just bought himself a short lifespan. (View Post)

Mr. Carnyx, aye, though one might just suspect her of being less than objective. As an aside, currently on the third and final part of a trilogy on the Seleukid Empire. They've fallen into infig… (View Post)

Mr. Pointer, between Truss potentially bringing Mogg and Dorries into Cabinet and Sunak potentially being soft on Ukraine, I'm quite glad I don't have a vote on this choice. (View Post)

Mr. Darkage, perhaps, but Putin's KGB-imperialist way of doing business made trust difficult. Hard to try and ally with someone when they use chemical weaponry and radioactive poison on your ter… (View Post)

Dr. Foxy, willing to work with China is not a plus. That was one of the most naive approaches of Cameron-Osborne, and the West generally. (View Post)