The strangest roman emperors

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The strangest roman emperors

Who was the strangest roman emperor? 

1. Information 

2. Discussion 

3. Presentation

Commodus

- Executed his wife 

- Had 300 girlfriends 

- Executed a lot of supposed enemies

- Fought as a gladiator, but used real weapons while the gladiators used wooden weapons 

- Poisoned by his last girlfriend 

Nero

Blamed christians for a big fire in Rome 

Burned christians or fed them to lions 

Organised competitions where he would always win

Would dress up and walk through Rome at night

Murdered his mom, both his wives, his brother and a bunch of other people 

Caligula

Thought he was a god

Made his army 'fight' the sea and declared himself ruler of the sea 

Declared his horse to be a member of the senate 

Was the first to feed prisoners to lions 

Elagabalus

Became emperor at 14 years of age 

He preferred being a woman, dressing up and using makeup

He had naked women carry him around 

He collected dust 

He was murdered by his own grandmother

Assignment: who was the strangest emperor?

1. You will be split in breakout rooms 

2. Pick one of the four emperors, Commodus, Nero, Caligula or Elagabalus 

3. Discuss: why is he the strangest emperor? 

4. Do more research and look up more facts about your emperor. Post them in the chat of your breakout room 

5. Present. I'll ask one person from each room to explain your choice. 

X was the strangest emperor because Y 

Warning: I want you to tell me something other than what I just told you

Who was the strangest emperor

1. Nero
2. Commodus
3. Elagabalus
4. Caligula