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For the first three years of his reign he was co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius. Commodus' sole rule, starting with the death of Aurelius in 180, is commonly thought to mark the end of a golden age of peace and prosperity in the history of the Roman Empire (the Pax Romana ).
May 27, 2024 · Commodus (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.
Nov 30, 2021 · Son of the venerated Marcus Aurelius, Commodus went in the other direction, killing scores of men and exotic animals in gladiatorial bloodbaths and dressing up in a lion's skin.
Nov 29, 2022 · The long line of ancient Roman emperors is marked by a strange pattern: Almost every exceptionally brilliant emperor was succeeded by an exceptionally mad one. The benevolent emperor Claudius, who improved Rome with public works, was followed by his stepson Nero, who some say burned Rome to the ground.
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus, 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was Roman emperor from 177 to 192. He was co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father's death in 180. From 180 to his death in 192, Commodus was the only emperor.
Aug 29, 2013 · Commodus was Roman emperor from 180 to 192 CE. With the death of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in March of 180 CE, the long reign of the five good emperors came to an end and with it so did the Pax Romana (the Roman Peace). Those emperors who followed for the next century would witness a time of both chaos and decline.
Emperor Commodus is one of the most maligned figures in Roman history. Taking the reins of the empire after his father, Marcus Aurelius, one of Rome's most esteemed Stoic philosophers and emperors, Commodus' accession to power signaled a stark departure from the virtues and administrative diligence of his father.
Jul 11, 2020 · Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus, commonly known more briefly as Commodus, was the 18 th emperor of the Roman Empire and the last of the widely praised “Nerva-Antonine Dynasty.”
Commodus was the first (and until 337, the only) emperor "born in the purple", i.e., during his father's reign.Commodus was assassinated in 192, succeeded by Pertinax whose reign did not last long during the tumultuous Year of the Five Emperors.Contents 1Early life and rise to power (161–180)1.1Early life1.2Joint rule with father (177)2Solo ...
Oct 6, 2019 · Commodus (August 31, 161–December 31, 192 CE) was the emperor of Rome between 180–192 CE. As the son of emperor Marcus Aurelius, Commodus was the first Roman emperor to have been "born in the purple," and thus dynastically selected to be his successor.
