ITT: Underrated rulers of history

>>3240376
He persecuted millions of Christians.

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GOAT PM

>>3240398
>Longest serving PM but forgotten by his own party
>Outstanding political career but somewhat anti-social personal life
>Remembered mostly as the 50$ guy

Truly underrated.

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>Lay out a clear campaign platform when running for President
>Keep your promises and fulfill them in 1 term
>Retire

The madman

>>3240394
So? Christians were persecuted by tons of different leaders throughout history, even Christian ones. Hell, there was a time where the only thing that Protestant and Catholic countries could agree on was burning Anabaptists.

>>3241013
How does your post excuse Diocletian's murderous rampages of innocent farmers, kids and women?

>>3241028
>innocent
>they were committing a crime

>>3240448
>Start the Vietnam war that took place over a hundred years before the Vietnam war
>Cause the Civil War

>>3241046
Would Cincinnatus be underrated? I feel like non-history buffs don't know who he is.

>>3241060
>not Sulla

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Leo III The Isurian
>Defeated Arabs in multiple decisive battles starting with the siege of Constantinople.
>Created the Theme system
>Reformed the Bureaucracy and tax code
>Secured the empires survival and recovery.

>>3240394
Technicaly it was Galerius who pushed for that, and everyone soon realized that the persecutions are pointless and counterproductive.

>>3241174
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>>3240376

>tfw u will never wear the cabage crown

>>3241072
>>3241174

Both sociopaths who fucked up their countries

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>>3242705

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Archaemenids most underrated empire

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>inb4 mu-muh magnesia