Who was the most disgusting Roman emperor?
Who was the most disgusting Roman emperor? Nero. It's for good reason that Nero is the most infamous of all Roman emperors. Ascending to the throne in 54 CE at the age of just 16, his 14-year reign was marked by a string of scandals, excesses, and atrocities — not to mention the murder of his mother (and Caligula's sister) Agrippina the Younger.
What was the most humiliating Roman defeat?
The annihilation at Carrhae was the worst defeat for the Roman Republic since its horrific loss at Cannae over 160 years earlier. Plutarch estimates that of the original 43,000 Romans engaged, 20,000 were killed and 10,000 were captured.