Thursday, October 21, 2010

Antonius Pius


Antonius Pius (138-161 AD) from Rome.

"Antoninus permitted all such [Provincial Roman citizens] to give to the children their heritage, choosing rather to show himself benevolent than to retain a law that swelled his riches. This emperor the Romans called Pius, because he showed himself to be a most religious man."

Pausanias - Description of Greece VIII.43.5
Translated by W.H.S Jones and H.A. Omerod 1918

2 comments:

Björn Nilsson said...

Dålig kommentar kanske, men här kan man verkligen utropa "kejsaren är naken"! Undrar om Reinfeldt skulle göra sig i den här positionen?

Patrik Klingborg said...

Haha, jag vet inte om Reinfeldt är för nakenposering!