Roman economy and military power is considered to have been at it’s peak around the time of Marcus Aurelius, who ruled 120 years after the death of Caligula.
Then again Romans didn’t really practice ostracism either…
>Then again Romans didn’t really practice ostracism either
IIRC, the Roman historian Polybius described exilium, relegatio, Aquae et Ignis Interdictio, and more commonly Deportatio as being favored over other forms of punishment.
>Marcus Aurelius
I hope you were thinking of Antoninus Pius instead. ;)
Then again Romans didn’t really practice ostracism either…