Commodus

Roman Emperor Commodus HIEU 322-B01 Joel Leviten October 6, 2016 Emperor Commodus By all accounts was a handsome man, with curly blonde hair. But he appeared to possess a weak character and was easily influenced by others. But so too was he prone to cruelty and excessive behavior. To an extent

Some claim that Commodus was the worse emperor in the history of Rome. The fact that his father, Marcus Aurelius, was a popular and successful ruler may have raised the precedent that Commodus had to live up to. But for whatever reason, Commodus proved a disconnected and self indulgent leader. At the age of five Commodus was named Caesar, and at the age of seventeen he became co-Augustus with his father. He spent his childhood accompanying Marcus Aurelius on political campaigns, and learned a lot

Commodus was bred to live like a king but wasn 't born to rule as one. He was the most questionable emperors in the history of Rome. His rise to power is and always will be deliberated. The young emperor inherited the power from his father, Marcus Aurelius, the former emperor of Rome. Commodus was the Roman Emperor from 180 to 192. He also ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father 's death in 180. "Lucius Aurelius Commodus was born on the 31 of August AD 161

believe that Commodus was a cruel and chaotic ruler of Rome because of all the things that he has done as emperor. Commodus was cruel and chaotic because he killed things for fun. Another reason is Commodus started the fall of the roman empire(an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress). One last reason that Commodus was cruel and chaotic is that he would fight as a gladiator in the Colosseum. Some people say that Commodus had a

the film were carried out by Russell Crowe as Maximus and Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus(Imdb). The movie takes place during the reign of the Holy Roman Empire in the year 180 A.D. The Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, is dying and wishes to leave the Roman Empire under the control of Roman General Maximus Meridius. The Emperor’s son Commodus betrays Maximus, kills his father, and takes control of Rome. In betraying Maximus, Commodus has his family killed. Maximus knowing this returns to Rome as a gladiator under

2. Throughout the course of the film Commodus’ desire for love slowly drives him to madness. He is so caught up in his drive to be loved by all that he ends up driving all to loathe and fear him. From the moment Commodus is introduced and until his death nearly every major action he takes stems from his need for love and acceptance. Commodus knows his father is not long from death and is certain that he will be named as his successor. “He’s made his decision. He’s going to announce it. He will

When we begin to compare the real Commodus vs the movie Commodus most movies especially the movie ‘Gladiator’ We see how Emperor Commodus is portrayed as this unstable and neurotic sadist who took the life of his own father to obtain the throne of the Roman empire. Scholars say however real history has no real concrete proof that Commodus, while he was most definingly unstable killed his father Marcus Aurelius. Commodus was in fact made a co-emperor at the early age of 5. In the beginning of the

Aurelius Commodus came into the world August 31, 161 in the city of Lanuvium, less than 20 miles from Rome. Commodus was the son of Faustina the Younger and Marcus Aurelius. It is important to note that Commodus was tenth child out of fourteen, and the only child to live past childhood. He was given the name Commodus in honor of Marcus Aurelius' co-emperor, who had originally borne it. Early on in Commodus’s life, he was taught how to rule in order to succeed father’s crown. When Commodus only five

Commodus did not kill Marcus Aurelius Marcus called for his son to join him on campaign when Commodus was about 13, gave him the honor of full manhood at this time, and had pulled enough strings to make him consul by the time he was 16. Commodus was obviously being groomed to take over when his father died. Furthermore, he was in battle or in camp with his father for years, not joining him at direct request and traveling in luxury. In fact, Commodus was the first Roman emperor who was raised in

Impression of Commodus From the start of the blockbuster and award winning film 'Gladiator', Ridley Scott uses many different media techniques to give a negative impression of Commodus, the physically strong yet emotionally weak son of Marcus Aurelius Caesar. Make up, lighting, sound effects, music, body language, speech and facial expression are all factors that director Ridley Scott invokes to give the audience an attitude of hatred and revulsion towards Commodus. All of