The Resume

(April 26, 121-March 17, 180)
Born in Rome, Italy
Roman Emperor (161-180)
Stoic philosopher
Wrote 'Meditations'

Why he might be annoying:

He spent his entire reign in a series of wars in the Middle East and Germany.
He ended the tradition of adopting a successor and named his son as heir.
That son, Commodus, was a disaster who launched the Roman Empire into its decline and fall.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was one of the 'Five Good Emperors' who brought Rome to its peak.
He outlived eight of his 13 children.
John Stuart Mill compared his 'Meditations' to the Sermon on the Mount.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Rome
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 13)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 18]
• From St. Patricks to St. Peter [Died on March 17th] (Ranked: 180)
• I Outlived My Child
• I was Cremated
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm Mounted
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• People with Bruce, Marc or Keith in their Names
• Philosophers: Hellenistic Period [350 BC - 700 AD]
• Profiles 25251-25500 (Ranked: 25274)
• Roman Emperors
• Slave Owners

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 78.95% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 86 Votes: 48.84% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 55 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 116 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 201 Votes: 60.70% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 235 Votes: 66.38% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 92 Votes: 68.48% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 54 Votes: 42.59% Annoying