Commodus

Quotes

• “The monstrous vices of his son have overshadowed the splendor of his father's virtues. Marcus Aurelius has been reproached for having chosen a successor rather from his family than from the Republic, and sacrificing the happiness of millions of men to his excessive tenderness for an unworthy boy.”
• “Commodus is a man without morality, you have known this since you were a boy... Commodus cannot govern, he absolutely must not govern.”
• “The young emperor proclaimed a series of performances to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius; I find it funny since it was Marcus Aurelius, the wise, the knowledgeable Marcus Aurelius who interrupted the games.”

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Key facts

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Commodo vestito da Ercole ai Musei Capitolini.jpg

Royalty.alt

Marble bust of Commodus

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Commodus as Hercules (AD 192), one of the most famous Roman sculptures.

Royalty.succession

Roman emperor

Royalty.reign

early 177 – 31 December 192(senior from 17 March 180)

Royalty.predecessor

Marcus Aurelius

Royalty.successor

Pertinax

Royalty.birth_date

31 August 161

Royalty.birth_place

Lanuvium, near Rome, Roman Italy

Royalty.death_date

31 December 192 (aged 31)

Royalty.death_place

Rome, Italy

Royalty.burial_place

Hadrian's Mausoleum

Royalty.spouse

Bruttia Crispina

Royalty.dynasty

Nerva–Antonine

Royalty.father

Marcus Aurelius

Royalty.mother

Faustina the Younger

Royalty.regent

Marcus Aurelius (177–180)

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Wikidata facts

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Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna June 2006 024.jpg

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