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The Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus was born on August 31, 161 CE, in Lanuvium, Latium. He was a Roman emperor from 177 to 192. In 177 CE, Commodus became co-ruler with his father Marcus Aurelius until the death of his father, Commodus did not become sole emperor until 180 CE. After he became sole ruler, Commodus altered his name to Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus.

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Commodus is known for his erratic behavior and being a terrible ruler. His problematic behavior first started in 182 CE when his sister, Lucilla, conspired with senators to assassinate him. The attempted assassination failed, and Commodus executed several senators within the group. As time went on, he ruled with brutality while descending into insanity. Looking through his cruelty, we do see a few accomplishments. He ended his father's campaign against the Germans and maintained relative peace with no major wars.

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Commodus had a dictatorial leadership style, and his main goal was to be seen as a god across the empire. He became crueler the more time he was as sole ruler and only wanted more power for himself. After an attempted assassination on him, by his sister and senators, Commodus descended into insanity. For example, he believed that he was the god Hercules. Overall, Commodus was arbitrary and vicious.

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Commodus was an unsuccessful emperor. He had two accomplishments. He kept the peace and stopped fighting with the Germans. He was self-centered and later lapsed into insanity. He never thought once about Rome and only thought about himself. He renamed Rome Colonia Commodiana (Colony of Commodus). Before his assassination, there was political unrest and once he died, civil war broke out in Rome. Overall, Commodus was an erratic ruler and was not suited for the role.

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Commodus had many enemies. He was assassinated and had one attempted assassination against him. However, most of his rivals were sentenced to death. For example, Perennis prepared to overthrow Commodus. Senators and Lucilla (attempted assassination). Commodus's behavior would eventually be his downfall, with his blood being on one of his enemy's hands.

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Commodus caused his downfall with his mental well-being. He became insane while his behavior became more brutal and erratic. The city fell into bankruptcy and chaos. A group of traitors, including Commodus's mistress, decided to kill him. They sent in a wrestler to strangle Commodus in his bath.