He is the worst 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 some reason, Commodus proved to be an aloof and self-indulgent leader. At the age of five Commodus was called 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 about how to run an empire. However, after his father's death, the people of Rome discovered that the years under Marcus Aurelius had not affected Commodus' leadership skills. Commodus' reign was full of bad decisions, which caused suffering to the people of Rome. Commodus' first wrong move took place immediately after his father's death. The new emperor made a treaty with the German Marcomanni tribe, enemies of his father. From then on Commodus gradually fell out of favor in the eyes of his subjects. Considering himself equal to the gods, the emperor began to dress like Hercules, son of the god Jupiter. His clothes consisted of lion skin and he carried a club with him. Commodus also liked gladiator fights. He even went as far as fighting in arenas. This did not impress his subjects. In fact, they could not believe that their emperor had willingly reduced himself to the lowest human being on earth. The emperor's career as a gladiator seemed like a joke to the citizen. And although he claimed to have killed 12,000 men in his many fights, the people of Rome knew that it had nothing to do with his skill as a gladiator. The men and beasts Commodus fought were not adequately armed. The emperor had the most modern weapons, and his opposition was lucky if... the center of the card ...... renamed all the months of the calendar with each of his numerous titles and also renamed the legions, Rome and the Senate after him. Commodus even declared himself the founder of a new Rome, a new Romulus. Although nothing worthwhile happened during his reign, he did not persecute Christians like previous emperors and some conversions are said to have occurred during his reign. This tolerance towards Christians did not help the emperor's popularity rating and there were numerous attempts on his life. Commodus was finally overthrown in the year 192 AD. He was strangled by a Greek athlete while bathing and ruled for 12 years. Commodus was the last emperor Antony, and after him, the Roman Empire began its long decline. He had failed at the time when the empire needed a strong and capable ruler to face the imminent threat of the barbarians

Topic > He is the worst 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 some reason, Commodus proved to be an aloof and self-indulgent leader. At the age of five Commodus was called 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 about how to run an empire. However, after his father's death, the people of Rome discovered that the years under Marcus Aurelius had not affected Commodus' leadership skills. Commodus' reign was full of bad decisions, which caused suffering to the people of Rome. Commodus' first wrong move took place immediately after his father's death. The new emperor made a treaty with the German Marcomanni tribe, enemies of his father. From then on Commodus gradually fell out of favor in the eyes of his subjects. Considering himself equal to the gods, the emperor began to dress like Hercules, son of the god Jupiter. His clothes consisted of lion skin and he carried a club with him. Commodus also liked gladiator fights. He even went as far as fighting in arenas. This did not impress his subjects. In fact, they could not believe that their emperor had willingly reduced himself to the lowest human being on earth. The emperor's career as a gladiator seemed like a joke to the citizen. And although he claimed to have killed 12,000 men in his many fights, the people of Rome knew that it had nothing to do with his skill as a gladiator. The men and beasts Commodus fought were not adequately armed. The emperor had the most modern weapons, and his opposition was lucky if... the center of the card ...... renamed all the months of the calendar with each of his numerous titles and also renamed the legions, Rome and the Senate after him. Commodus even declared himself the founder of a new Rome, a new Romulus. Although nothing worthwhile happened during his reign, he did not persecute Christians like previous emperors and some conversions are said to have occurred during his reign. This tolerance towards Christians did not help the emperor's popularity rating and there were numerous attempts on his life. Commodus was finally overthrown in the year 192 AD. He was strangled by a Greek athlete while bathing and ruled for 12 years. Commodus was the last emperor Antony, and after him, the Roman Empire began its long decline. He had failed at the time when the empire needed a strong and capable ruler to face the imminent threat of the barbarians