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Commodus is best known as the narcissistic, incestuous, patricidal megalomaniac Emperor in Ridley Scott's Gladiator (played by Joaquin Phoenix). This is the first full-length biography of Commodus in English. Commodus was notorious for fighting as a gladiator, living a debauched lifestyle and declaring himself a god.
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The Emperor Commodus, John S. McHugh
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- Released
- 2015
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- Title
- The Emperor Commodus
- Subtitle
- God and Gladiator
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John S. McHugh
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 1473827558
- ISBN13
- 9781473827554
- Series
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- Commodus is best known as the narcissistic, incestuous, patricidal megalomaniac Emperor in Ridley Scott's Gladiator (played by Joaquin Phoenix). This is the first full-length biography of Commodus in English. Commodus was notorious for fighting as a gladiator, living a debauched lifestyle and declaring himself a god.


