Commodus: An Emperor at the Crossroads by Olivier Hekster

Commodus: An Emperor at the Crossroads

Olivier Hekster

250 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction informative tense medium-paced
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The emperor Commodus (AD 180-192) has commonly been portrayed as an insane madman, whose reign marked the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Indeed, the main point of criticism on his father, Marcus Aurelius, is that he appointed his son as...

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