Emperor Commodus - McHugh John S
Emperor Commodus - McHugh John S Commodus is synonymous with debauchery and megalomania, best remembered for fighting as a gladiator. Much of his infamy is clearly based on fact, but is this the full…
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Emperor Commodus - McHugh John S
Commodus is synonymous with debauchery and megalomania, best remembered for fighting as a gladiator. Much of his infamy is clearly based on fact, but is this the full story? Ridiculed and maligned by historians since his own time, modern popular culture knows him as the patricidal villain in Ridley Scott's Gladiator.
His twelve-year reign is set in its historical context, showing that the 'kingdom of gold' he supposedly inherited was actually an empire devastated by plague and war. John McHugh reviews the ancient evidence to present the first full-length biography of Commodus in English. Openly autocratic, Commodus compromised the privileges and vested interests of the senatorial clique, who therefore plotted to murder him.
Surviving repeated conspiracies only convinced Commodus that he was under divine protection, increasingly identifying himself as Hercules reincarnate. This and his
Emperor Commodus - McHugh John S
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