Commodus
Americannoun
noun
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In the end five daughters survived but only one son, to whom Marcus had given a now-infamous name: Commodus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 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
He also served Commodus, who was the son of Marcus Aurelius and became emperor when his father died in AD 180.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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