Gladiator follows a straightforward revenge narrative where the corrupt new Emperor, Commodus (played by Joaquin Phoenix), is seen demoting Roman General, Maximus Decimus Meridus (played by ...

Intent on securing peace and prosperity throughout the mighty Roman Empire, the wise diplomat, Emperor Marcus Aurelius ... son and logical successor, Commodus. As a result, high treason and ...

VIII. The strangest volunteer gladiator was a Roman Emperor. His name was Emperor Commodus, who you might recognise from the movie Gladiator. He was a deeply unpopular emperor who ruled Rome until ...

ISBN: 1473845815 The Last of the Severan Emperors British academic McHugh, who has written on the Emperor Commodus and other subjects ... and valuable for anyone with an interest in the Roman Empire.

In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire ... crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is ...