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 ...
SUMMARY Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus succeeded to power together in 161 CE, as the adopted heirs of Antonius Pius. At the ...
The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to 180 AD ... and the realization that his son Commodus was destined to be a bad ruler. He dealt with these hardships by turning to philosophy ...
This aphorism appears in Meditations, a collection of philosophical musings written by Marcus Aurelius ... killed by the megalomaniac Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix). Both are considered heroes ...
After Marcus Aurelius is poisoned, his cruel son Commodus becomes emperor. We’re sorry, the information you’re looking for isn’t available right now.