Commodus
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
“Napoleon” serves as a reunion with Phoenix, who earned his first Oscar nomination on “Gladiator” playing the maniacal, insecure leader Commodus.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023
The original film won five Oscars, including best actor for Russell Crowe, who played Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius alongside Joaquin Phoenix as Emperor Commodus.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 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
But Pertinax was made emperor against the will of the soldiers, who, accustomed to living licentiously under Commodus, could not tolerate the honest way of life to which Pertinax wished to return them.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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