Commodus
Americannoun
noun
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“Brutal and oblivious to the administrative needs of an empire,” Commodus was obsessed with gladiatorial combat, declaring himself “Hercules on Earth.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Following the 2000 original, this sequel centres on Lucius, who we last saw as the young nephew of Joaquin Phoenix's Commodus in the first movie.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2023
And there’s “Gladiator,” of course, in which Phoenix sulked up a storm as the Roman emperor Commodus, a performance that feels, in retrospect, like a petulant warm-up act for this movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
I walk through a field that was once a stadium to explore the runs, wandering through corridors and past a little amphitheatre where Commodus once trained gladiators.
From National Geographic ● Apr. 15, 2023
Likewise, it was disastrous for Caracalla, Commodus, and Maximinus to imitate Severus, since they did not have enough virtue to follow in his footsteps.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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