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Commodus (/ ˈ k ɒ m ə d ə s /; 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was a Roman emperor who ruled from 177 until his assassination in 192. For the first three years of his reign he was co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius.
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 · Commodus was Marcus Aurelius's only surviving son and was hand-picked to succeed his father as emperor. When Commodus was 15, his father named him as co-emperor, and at 17 Commodus joined his father at the frontier encampments where Marcus Aurelius was leading Roman troops to battle.
Aug 18, 2022 · When the widely loved Marcus died in 180, Commodus became the lone emperor at age 18. Commodus was rumored to have had a hand in his death, but historians today are skeptical.
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...
Nov 29, 2022 · The son of the beloved emperor Marcus Aurelius, Commodus thrust Rome into chaos during his disastrous reign between 180 and 192 C.E. He went insane after his sister tried to have him killed – some say because she was jealous of his wife.
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.
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