You're an amazing storyteller, Honor!! I'm a big Marcus Aurelius fan (well, a Fronto fan really), and the way Commodus turned out kind of pains me. But, reading this, I obviously need to do a deeper dive—just can't look away from the Roman emperor trainwreck, haha. Thanks so much for this!
sometimes i just question why the emperors never caught on that this would happen. since gaius calligula, it should have been so clear that plotting random peoples deaths and generally being annoying would lead to your own death. when did they learn????
You're an amazing storyteller, Honor!! I'm a big Marcus Aurelius fan (well, a Fronto fan really), and the way Commodus turned out kind of pains me. But, reading this, I obviously need to do a deeper dive—just can't look away from the Roman emperor trainwreck, haha. Thanks so much for this!
He shared the temperament of Uncle who drank himself out of the position.
My recollection is that is a statue of Commodus in his Hercules persona.
Imagine to be one moment in such position of power and all change miserably and lose everything in such awful manner.
Great historical tale 👏 ... Keep it going.
sometimes i just question why the emperors never caught on that this would happen. since gaius calligula, it should have been so clear that plotting random peoples deaths and generally being annoying would lead to your own death. when did they learn????