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Commodus

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Also known as Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus, Lucius Aelius Aurelius Gaius Augustus, Marcus Aurelius Gaius Antoninus, Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus

Commodus (; ; 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was Roman emperor from 177 to 192, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father Marcus Aurelius and then ruling alone from 180. Commodus's sole reign is commonly thought to mark the end of the Pax Romana, a golden age of peace and prosperity in the history of the Roman Empire.

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Commodus was a Roman emperor who ruled from 177 to 192, initially sharing power with his father Marcus Aurelius before governing alone after 180. Historians often point to his reign as marking the end of the Pax Romana, a period of relative peace and prosperity that had defined the Roman Empire.

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Royalty.image
Commodo vestito da Ercole ai Musei Capitolini.jpg
Royalty.alt
Marble bust of Commodus
Royalty.caption
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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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Lanuvium
Place of death
Rome
Spouse
Bruttia Crispina
Father
Marcus Aurelius
Mother
Faustina the Younger
Occupation
ruler
Position held
Roman consul
Languages spoken
Latin
Religion
ancient Roman religion
Family
Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Noble title
Augustus
Image
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna June 2006 024.jpg
Work location
Ancient Rome
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time period
Principate
Commons category
Commodus
date of birth
0161-01-01
date of death
0192-01-01
topic's main category
Category:Commodus
place of burial
Castel Sant'Angelo
killed by
Narcissus
manner of death
homicide
name in native language
Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Herculeus Romanus Exsuperatorius Amazonius Invictus Felix Pius
cause of death
strangling
gens
Aurelia gens
unmarried partner
Marcia
birth name
Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus
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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • Early life and rise to power (161–180)
  • Early life
  • Sole reign (180–192)
  • Conspiracies of 182
  • Cleander
  • Dacia and Britain
  • Cleander's zenith and fall (185–190)
  • Megalomania (190–192)
  • Assassination (192)
  • Character and physical prowess
  • Character and motivations
  • Changes of name
  • Commodus and Hercules
  • Commodus the gladiator
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

Commodus (; ; 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was Roman emperor from 177 to 192, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father Marcus Aurelius and then ruling alone from 180. Commodus's sole reign is commonly thought to mark the end of the Pax Romana, a golden age of peace and prosperity in the history of the Roman Empire.

Commodus accompanied his father during the Marcomannic Wars in 172 and on a tour of the Eastern provinces in 176. The following year, he became the youngest emperor and consul up to that point, at the age of 16. His solo reign saw less military conflict than that of Marcus Aurelius, but internal intrigues and conspiracies abounded, goading Commodus to an increasingly dictatorial style of leadership. This culminated in his creating a deific personality cult, including his performances as a gladiator in the Colosseum. Throughout his reign, Commodus entrusted the management of affairs to his palace chamberlain and praetorian prefects, namely Saoterus, Perennis, and Cleander.

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