From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled Pax Romana.

Commodus. Another real-life Roman emperor, Commodus, the demented son of the esteemed Marcus Aurelius, was portrayed by Christopher Plummer in 1964’s The Fall of the Roman Empire and, ...

Commodus reigned as emperor of Rome from A.D. 177 until his death in 192, when he was strangled in a bathtub by a wrestler. ... He discovered that Roman emperors followed a similar pattern.

For example, Emperor Commodus was assassinated in A.D. 192 because, in part, the military got fed up when he began acting above the law, including making gladiators purposely lose to him in the ...

Ridley Scott’s 2000 film Gladiator was a sensational tale of honor and betrayal in the ancient Roman empire.. In the film, Rome’s dying emperor Marcus Aurelius fears that his son Commodus ...

After Commodus’s death, Pertinax was named the emperor, ... Roman emperors built up their own authority and status by emphasizing their ties (real or invented) to deceased good rulers.

A Polish official referenced Roman emperor Commodus in a post that heavily hinted at President Biden's dismal debate performance Thursday. (Getty Images) "It's important to manage one's ride into ...

Richard Harris played the Roman emperor-philosopher Marcus Aurelius in the Oscar-winning film, "Gladiator." But who was Marcus Aurelius really?

Paul Mescal stars as the nephew of Commodus, Joaquin Phoenix's character from the first movie The post ‘Gladiator II’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in the Epic Action Sequel? appeared ...