Commodus

In the movie Gladiator, Commodus attempted to have Maximus killed, but the general is able to save himself from death, however, he ends up in the hands of a slave owner battling and killing for his freedom until he rises in the infamous coliseum as a gladiator. He savagely slaughters and loses pieces of his sanity and conscious to obtain the power and title of a gladiator, solely to avenge the death of his family by murdering Commodus. The viewer is made aware of this during a…

Some of the reason why Rome fell is because of the power struggle. In the movie Commodus kills his dad so that he can become emperor. And he was trying to get rid of the senate. So he could rule it all for himself. This shows that Rome had power struggles. In the movie he side that the senate was chosen by the people and are the people. So Commodus did not want some of the people to have power. They were having constant war. So it made them spend more money on their army. And they did not have a…

much to say as a beast for the slaughterhouse. But, in the hell of the arena, he fights like a barbaric god and soon challenges another, Commodus ... Around these characters, Gladiator makes his Russian salad of Roman history, like a peplum Classic. These include The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), by Anthony Mann, where Marcus Aurelius was already killed by Commodus, for having preferred a certain Livius, who did not become a gladiator. It was then Sophia Loren who played Lucilla, the sister…

He later then adopted Commodus to keep him company which everyone though was his bastard son. Commodus later then died in 138 and Hadrian choose T. Aurelius Fulvius Boionius Arrius Antonius known as Antonius Pius and was born in Rome 86. Hadrian later made Antonius adopt 2 young men who were intended to succeed in the years ahead. The one young men was a 7 year-old who was Commodus son name Lucius Aeluis Aureluis Commodus and the other a 17 year-old boy named Marcus Aeluis…

the movie, he strangled him in his bath. After Commodus death the Rome, however, never became the new republic as was shown in the end of movie. The writers decision to move the murder from the spa to the arena is in the movie called Gladiator quite understandable change. A slightly smaller mistake was made with main villain Commodus, son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, which he shortly after start of the movie kills. According to history books, Commodus not only existed, but had relative harmonious…

The presidential election season has started again in America. Candidates from both parties have already positioned themselves as men of the people. The same thing can be seen from the Roman politicians in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. But why bother winning over the masses in an empire, where one man rules? Ridley Scott’s Gladiator shows the struggle for power between the will of the emperor and the will of the people he rules. First, one of the main political conflicts of the movie was whether…

itself wasn’t too hard of a task. All empires lose their strength and dominance for a reason and Rome’s reasons were problems with the government, economy, and military. The primary problem inside the Roman government itself was the leader Commodus. Commodus was the last emperor in the Pax Romana period. He was cruel, wasted money, and just couldn’t get things done. He was such a bad leader that the only legacy he left Rome was that he was the cause of the next century full of confusion and…

I believe that the films, Ben Hur and Gladiator both portrays negative light. This is because both of the films sends us the same message that is Rome is going under corruption, leading to a violent place. In the film Ben Hur it shows us that there is negative light towards the Romans. The Romans are known as the masters more like the villain of the movie, treating the slaves poorly by beating them brutally and torturing them leading to death. These slaves are innocent people wanting peace and…

politically decentralized because of debauched emperors and officials. After the Pax Romana, Rome entered a period of political destabilization and corrupted emperors. Commodus was the first of these emperors ruling from 180-192 C.E. Commodus began surrendering political control to praetorian soldiers and selling out imperial favors. After Commodus, Rome could not hold a steady succession of emperors. There were thirteen emperors from the end of the Pax Romana in 180 C.E. to the fall of Rome in…

Ancient Rome is thought to be the civilization that has had the biggest impact in world history; it was a political and developmental being that emerged from the city-state of Rome. Throughout time Rome had claimed itself independent and began to spread its kingdom as a republic. After indulging in wars and being ruled by many leaders, Rome began transitioning from its political stance as a republic and expanded into an intimidating empire; thus, the power was now in the possession of the…