Underrated roman emperors

Underrated roman emperors
>gallienus
>dominitian

Oh? Why? In what way? That might make an interesting thread; let's all make a list usually does not.

Gallientus's handling of the palmyrene empire was genius and dominitian did literally nothing wrong except for not killing the whole senate

LVCIVS DOMITIVS AVRELIANVS, THE NOBLEST ROMAN EMPEROR, WORSHIPER OF GOD, THE ONLY AND GREATEST.

Mehmed II

Finally my boy Gallienus getting the respect he deserves.

He was the one ruling Rome and managed to maintain the Roman State (although much smaller) during the worst parts of the Crisis of the third century.

In the East:
>Previous emperor gets btfo and captured alive by Persians
>Military defences of the Eastern provinces collapses
>Vacuum filled by fucking Palmyra, who surprisingly manage to push back the Sassanids
>Gallienus decides to roll with it cause with litteraly everything blowing up at the same time he can't deal with the East

In the West:
>Frankish super-confederation raids Gaul
>Gallienus is too busy in Italy and the Balkans
>Usurper takes advantage of three vacuum and declares Gaul independent from Rome
>Gothic super-confederation raids the Balkans
>Alemani invade Italy
> 1 billion usurpers pop up the second the emperor leaves a front to focus on another
>Plague killing everyone
>Economy goes to shit

Despite the fucking massive dumpster fire he had to put out, Gallienus, although he couldn't stop the Balkanization of the Empire, managed to play his cards right and prevented the [collapse] of the Roman State.

Maximus Thrax was very large, an underated and valuable quality in an emperor.

Aurelian is a emperor who doesn't sent get much spotlight even though he repelled multiple barbarian invasions and helped to put an end to the crisis of the 3rd century.

How so?

He's a big guy

>kicks off the crisis of the third century by killing Alexander Severus
Nty