Quote Originally Posted by L.C.Cinna
Ares is something different. No one likes Ares, not event the gods. He IS war, he doesn't favour one side, he won't help one side. his only delight is to see blood and destruction and to spread the destruction and death war brings. In the eyes of the gods Ares is not the smartest, they make fun of him regularly.
Yes this is exactly what I said, I want a fried that could kick some arse. I was just acting silly.

Now about the Roman Republic and the Principate and later the Empire we seem to have very different opinions. I'm not saying that Octavian's actions weren't of need in that times, all I am saying is that a gov system in which one man holds all power has its ups and downs depending on that man. I wouldn't give the Republic in its apogee not for the 5 "good emperors". And about Caligula, why do you think there were so many atepts to kill him? His politics of "give them circus and bread constantly" emptied the treasury in 2 years, treasury which was quite rich in the time of Tiberius whos one of main purposes was to gather more and more money (through persecutions, etc). We could argue regarding roman emperors for a long, long time I'd say, but I'm note sure that this is the place to do that.