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{{Villain Infobox|fullname=Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus|alias=Caesar Lucius Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus<br>Germanicus Maximus<br>Britannicus Maximus | {{Villain Infobox|fullname=Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus|alias=Caesar Lucius Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus<br>Germanicus Maximus<br>Britannicus Maximus<br>The Roman Hercules<br>Pater Patrie<br>Germanicus<br>Commodus<br>Sarmaticus<br>Pius<br>Felix|origin=Lanuvium, near Rome, Roman Empire (current Italy)|occupation=Tribune of the plebs (176 a.C.-192 a.C.)<br>Emperor (177 a.C.-192 a.C.)<br>Console (177 a.C.-192 a.C.)|skills=Strategy<br>Charisma<br>Leadership<br>Intimidation<br>Brute strenght<br>Swordsmanship|name=Evil-doer|hobby=Creating monuments to commemorate your father<br>Fighting in gladiator arenas<br>Train with Narcissus<br>Being with prostitues<br>Playing dace|goals=Ascend to power (succeeded)<br>Defeat the Marcomannis and the Quadis (succeeded)<br>Start a [[cult of personality]] of your father (succeeded)<br>Maintain your power (briefly succeeded, but failed after)<br>Win on the Sarmatic front (failed)|crimes=[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>[[Cruelty to animals]]<br>[[Authoritarianism]]<br>Abuse of power<br>Sexual abuse<br>Mutilation<br>[[Murder]]<br>[[Incest]]|type of villain=Depraved roman emperor|image=Commodus.jpg}} | ||
Commodus was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 177 to 192 a.C | '''Commodus''' was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 177 to 192 a.C. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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=== Death === | === Death === | ||
Faced with the growing discontent with Commodus' excesses, the prefect of the Praetorium Quintus Emilio Leto and the cubicularius Ecletto, fearing for their own lives after opposing the latest extravagances of the emperor and being placed on a ban list, organized a conspiracy with Cassio Dione and numerous other senators. The concubine Marcia, a favorite of Commodus, was soon involved, so that she was able to poison him in order to kill him secretly. | Faced with the growing discontent with Commodus' excesses, the prefect of the Praetorium Quintus Emilio Leto and the cubicularius Ecletto, fearing for their own lives after opposing the latest extravagances of the emperor and being placed on a ban list, organized a conspiracy with Cassio Dione and numerous other senators. The concubine Marcia, a favorite of Commodus, was soon involved, so that she was able to poison him in order to kill him secretly. | ||
[[File:Commodus is strangled by Narcissus.png|left|thumb|Narcissus strangling Commodus.]] | |||
The attack was carried out on the 31st December 192, during a banquet his wine was poisoned. The emperor, however, believing he felt weighed down by the lavish meal, retired to his apartments and asked the servants to help him vomit, thus saving himself unwittingly. At that point, having failed the poisoning and fearing that they could soon be discovered, the conspirators turned to the champion of gladiators Narcisso, the emperor's personal instructor, giving him a sword. The gladiator, driven by the promise of a rich reward and personal revenge for being placed on a ban list, killed Commodus that same evening in the baths, perhaps by strangling or stabbing him. | The attack was carried out on the 31st December 192, during a banquet his wine was poisoned. The emperor, however, believing he felt weighed down by the lavish meal, retired to his apartments and asked the servants to help him vomit, thus saving himself unwittingly. At that point, having failed the poisoning and fearing that they could soon be discovered, the conspirators turned to the champion of gladiators Narcisso, the emperor's personal instructor, giving him a sword. The gladiator, driven by the promise of a rich reward and personal revenge for being placed on a ban list, killed Commodus that same evening in the baths, perhaps by strangling or stabbing him. | ||
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=== Images === | === Images === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery mode="nolines" widths="240" heights="240" perrow="4"> | ||
File:Commodus in hunting costume – Statue of Pentelic marble – Musei vaticani – in History of Rome, and of the Roman people (1883) (14800219473).jpg|Commodus in hunting costume. | |||
File:Commodus Musei Capitolini MC1120.jpg|Capitoline Museums, Commodus's bust. | File:Commodus Musei Capitolini MC1120.jpg|Capitoline Museums, Commodus's bust. | ||
File:Statue of Commodus (Galleria Borghese).jpg|Bourgeois Gallery, statue of Commodus. | |||
File:Commodus by Rubens.jpg|Drawing of [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Paul_Rubens Pieter Paul Rubens] rappresenting Commodus in his Hercules costume. | |||
File:Commodus Aureus CNG.jpg|Golden coin with the face of Commodus on it. | File:Commodus Aureus CNG.jpg|Golden coin with the face of Commodus on it. | ||
File:Commodus, Hermitage Museum.JPG|Hermitage Museum, Coin portraying Commodus. | |||
File:Commodus and Marcia.jpg|Bronze Medalliom portraying Commodus and Marcia. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* He is cited in the song of Franco Battiato "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", that cames from one of the poems of Manlio Sgalambro. | * He is cited in the song of Franco Battiato "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", that cames from one of the poems of Manlio Sgalambro. | ||
* One of the most famous impersonation of Commodus in fiction is the one in the movie "Gladiator" (2000), as he is portrayed by Jacquin Phoenix. | * One of the most famous impersonation of Commodus in fiction is the one in the movie "Gladiator" (2000), as he is portrayed by Jacquin Phoenix. | ||
* He was renowned for ending the Reign of the Seven good emperors. | |||
* Through misuse of power and civil strife, he ended 84 years of stability and prosperity for the people of Rome. | |||
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