> Who was Commodus?Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus, the son of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his wife-cousin Faustina, was born in Lanuvium in 161 AD. Commodus was named Caesar at the age of 5, and co-Augustus at the age of 17, spending most of his early life accompanying his father on his campaigns against the Qu

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Livius.org Articles on ancient history   This page is a fact file. It will be expanded to a normal article. Commodus Commodus: emperor of the Roman world (r. 180-192). Commodus as Hercules Names: 31 Augustus 161: Lucius Aurelius Commodus  12 October 166: Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar  172: Lucius Aure

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Emperor Commodus Roman Empire Home Page The High Point Chapter The High Point Portrait Gallery Roman Empire Childrens Section Commodus, Capitoline Museums, Rome Lucius Aurelius Commodus (AD 161 - AD 192) Lucius Aurelius Commodus was born on 31 August AD 161 at Lanuvium, roughly 14 miles south-east of Rome. Of the four

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Commodus August AD December AD) was Roman Emperor from to He also ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from until his fathers death in His accession as emperor was the first time a son had succeeded his biological father since Titus succeeded Vespasian in He was also the first emperor to have both a fath