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6 days ago · Commodus, whose full name was Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus, was born on August 31, 161 AD, and ruled as Roman Emperor from 180 to 192 AD. He was the son of Marcus Aurelius. Commodus was the son of the famous Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, known for his philosophical writings in his work “ Meditations .
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4 days ago · List of Roman emperors. The Prima Porta statue of Augustus ( r. 27 BC – AD 14), the first Roman emperor. The Roman emperors were the rulers of the Roman Empire from the granting of the name and title Augustus to Octavian by the Roman Senate in 27 BC onward. [1] Augustus maintained a facade of Republican rule, rejecting monarchical titles but ...
1 day ago · Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius, fought weak and crippled opponents in the arena and bankrupted the empire with his extravagance. Eventually, he met his end...
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May 17, 2024 · In sharp contrast with his competent father, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus (177 – 192 CE) has gone in history as one of the most controversial Roman emperors. Commodus was the first emperor who became that by birth, first as a co-emperor with his father and then becoming sole ruler after Marcus Aurelius died in 180 CE.
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6 days ago · Roman Senate (officially) and/or Roman military. The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC. [2] The term "emperor" is a modern convention, and did not exist as such during the Empire. Often when a given Roman is described as becoming ...
May 6, 2024 · Gladiator, American historical epic film, released in 2000, that was directed by Ridley Scott and starred Russell Crowe. It won critical accolades, large audiences, and five Academy Awards. Russell Crowe. Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000). Gladiator takes place in ad 180 and is loosely based on historical figures.
May 8, 2024 · Answer: 161 CE. Lucius Aurelius Commodus was born on August 31, 161 in Lanuvium, near Rome, the tenth child of his family. Over the course of his short life he undertook a number of name changes. In 180, he added Antoninus at the end; later that year he changed from Lucius to Marcus, presumably in honour of his recently-deceased father.
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