Its most brutal moment? Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) murdering his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). Aurelius chose Maximus (Russell Crowe) as his heir, crushing Commodus’ ego and ...

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Next, in the “Apollo Himself” tier, we have Augustus, Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, and Commodus. In the “Hot” tier are Otho, Marcus Aurelius, Pertinax, Septimius Severus, Aurelian ...

That film ended with — spoiler alert — Maximus dying after avenging his family murdered by Emperor Commodus (Joaquin ... grandson of former Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris in Gladiator).

With this in mind, Marcus has decided to turn ... delusional Commodus declares himself a god, and no one is safe; not even Aurelius' daughter, Lucilla. Can anyone stop the fall of the Roman ...

As for Commodus, son to Marcus Aurelius, he wasn’t a fair ruler, his lust for power was dramatised. He did however ascend the throne for a decade following his father’s death.

The Stoics taught the importance of self-control, making all decisions with reason and living by virtue and in harmony with ...