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Name: Commodus Brief biography: Roman Emperor 180-192. Nationality: Roman Occupation: Emperor Date of birth: 161 Place of birth: Lanuvio Period of rule: 180-192 Date of death: 192 Place of death: Rome |
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Commodus was the son and successor of Marcus Aurelius, and grandson of Antoninus Pius through his mother, Faustina. He was the first Roman emperor since Domitian to be the son of a former Emperor. The polemics against Commodus after his death make it difficult to separate fact from fiction, but he was certainly portrayed as Hercules on his coins, and took the name Herculeus as one of his names. His own sister, Lucilla, tried to have him deposed, and in retalliation Commodus had her and her daughter exiled and murdered. He was assassinated in another coup involving his lover in 192. |
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