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French commode, by Gilles Joubert, circa 1735, made of oak and walnut, veneered with tulipwood, ebony, holly, other woods, gilt bronze and imitation marble, in the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, United States) A British commode, circa 1772, marquetry of various woods, bronze and gilt-bronze mounts, overall: 95.9 × 145.1 × 51.9 cm, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
It might be stored in a cabinet with doors to hide it; this sort of nightstand was known as a commode, hence the latter word came to mean "toilet" as well. For homes without these items of furniture, the chamber pot was stored under the bed. The modern commode toilet and bedpan, used by bedbound or disabled persons, are variants of the chamber pot.
Commodus (/ ˈ k ɒ m ə d ə s /; [5] 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.
After drinking the wine, he became so ill that his vomiting would not cease. The three conspirators were afraid he would vomit up all the poison, so they ordered Narcissus, a young athlete, to strangle Commodus for a large reward. After Commodus was murdered, Marcia and Eclectus married, but she was soon killed by Didius Julianus in AD 193. [2] [7]
Commodus as Hercules, also known as The Bust of Commodus as Hercules, is a marble portrait sculpture created sometime in early 192 AD. [1] [2] It is housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy. [2] Originally discovered in 1874 in the underground chambers of Horti Lamiani, [3] it has become one of the most famous examples of Roman ...
The fastest toilet is a motorcycle and sidecar hidden under a bathroom set consisting of bathtub, sink and laundry bin. The toilet set the record on March 10, 2011. The toilet set the record on ...
Lucius is a child in the 2000 film 'Gladiator' In the first "Gladiator," Rome falls to chaos after emperor Marcus Aurelius appoints Maximus, one of his generals, as his successor instead of his ...
Commodus (AD 161–192) was the 17th Roman emperor. It may also refer to: Commodus as Hercules, marble portrait sculpture of Commodus; Lucius Ceionius Commodus (consul 78), member of the gens Ceionia; Lucius Ceionius Commodus (consul 106), member of the gens Ceionia; Lucius Ceionius Commodus (AD 101–138), the birth name of Lucius Aelius