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Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus was born on 31 August AD 161 in Lanuvium, near Rome. [6] He was the son of the reigning emperor, Marcus Aurelius, and Aurelius' first cousin, Faustina the Younger, the youngest daughter of Emperor Antoninus Pius, who had died only a few months before.
Commodus' sanity began to unravel after the death of his close associate, Cleander. This triggered a series of summary executions of members of the aristocracy. He began removing himself from his identity as ruler ideologically by resuming his birth name instead of keeping the names that his father gave him when he succeeded to imperial rule.
Died of natural causes [70] Commodus Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus / Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus: 17 March 180 – 31 December 192 (12 years, 9 months and 14 days) Son of Marcus Aurelius. Proclaimed co-emperor in 177, at age 16, becoming the first emperor to be elevated during predecessor's lifetime 31 August 161 – 31 December 192 ...
Marcia Aurelia Ceionia Demetrias (died 193) was the alleged mistress (182–193) and one of the assassins of Roman Emperor Commodus. Marcia was likely to have been the daughter of Marcus Aurelius Sabinianus Euhodius, a freedman of the co-emperor Lucius Verus. [1] [2]
On 31 December 192, Commodus's concubine [2] and conspirator Marcia poisoned Commodus's wine. The poison failed, so Narcissus entered Commodus's bedchamber. [4] Commodus was supposedly in a drunken stupor after Marcia had poisoned him [1] and Narcissus proceeded to strangle Commodus in his bathtub [1] or, according to Herodian, in his bed. [3]
Just as Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus, an actual Roman emperor, in the 2000 hit starring Russell Crowe, the new characters Geta, Caracalla and Macrinus each did rule the empire. Note: Gladiator ...
Sure, Gladiator and its new sequel are based on real events and cultural practices of the Roman empire. But come on, Ridley Scott… sharks and rhinos in the Colosseum? “It's fun, but ...
The period of the "Five Good Emperors" was brought to an end by the reign of Commodus from 180 to 192. Commodus was the son of Marcus Aurelius, making him the first direct successor in a century, breaking the scheme of adoptive successors that had worked so well. He was co-emperor with his father from 177.