Is Aurelian an underated Emperor? While we're on the topic

>>3097539
bumb this shit if you wish the 3rd century crisis never happened

>>3097539
alternative in what sense? There is only one way to salvation

>>3097616
an alternative in the sense that the empire could have made it the state religion instead

>>3097539
He's underrated in the same way that Polk is underrated as US president. He's so underrated that he isn't, instead being like an honorable mention.

>>3097644
I'd say Aurelian is way more underated than Polk due to the accomplishments of Aurelian. But still it's a good comparison

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>>3097539
>Is Aurelian an underated Emperor?

YES.

>While we're on the topic of Aurelian could the cult of Sol Invictus have been a possible alternative to Christianity?

THE "SOL INVICTVS" CULT IS NOT OPPOSITE, NOR ANTITHETICAL, TO CHRISTIANITY; THEY ARE MUTUALLY IDEOLOGICALLY HOMOLOGOUS.

IF THE "SOL INVICTVS" CULT HAD REMAINED, AND F · V · A · CONSTANTINVS AVGVSTVS HAD NOT OFFICIALIZED JUDEOCHRISTIANITY, CHRISTIANITY, AND THE "SOL INVICTVS" CULT, WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY BECOME ONE DOCTRINE.

>aurelian saves the empire
>a local bureaucrat fearing punishment for being a corrupt fuck forges a letter with names of officers
>officers kill aurelian since they fear being purged

Reminder that bureaucrats are the enemy of mankind.

Aurelian is totally underrated.
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