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Bookmark or Share- Commodus - WikipediaCommodus (/ ˈkɒmədəs /; [4] 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was a Roman emperor who ruled from 177 until his assassination in 192. For the first three years of his reign, he was co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius.
- Was Commodus the Worst Emperor in Ancient Roman History?Reigning from 180 to 192 A.D., Commodus all but ignored his official duties. Instead, he devoted himself to his harem of 300 females and a like number of males, played gladiator at Rome’s...
- Commodus, The Most Disastrous Emperor Of Ancient Rome - All That's ...Just 18 when he became sole emperor of Rome in 180 C.E., Commodus ruled with a lust for power so unhinged that he left the empire in irreparable chaos. He went insane after his sister tried to have him killed – some say because she was jealous of his wife.
- Commodus | Biography, Facts, Sister, & Death | BritannicaCommodus (born August 31, 161 ce, Lanuvium, Latium [now Lanuvio, Italy]—died December 31, 192) was a Roman emperor from 177 to 192 (sole emperor after 180). His brutal misrule precipitated civil strife that ended 84 years of stability and prosperity within the empire.
- The True History of Commodus, the Mad Emperor of Ancient RomeIn the movie, the villainous emperor, played with slimy panache by Joaquin Phoenix, is based on a real-life Roman emperor named Commodus (161-192 C.E.) who one ancient historian called "a greater curse to the Romans than any pestilence or any crime."
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