Commodus, Lucius Aelius Aurelius (AD 161–192)
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A marble bust of Roman emperor Commodus as a boy.
Roman emperor from 177 (jointly with his father), sole emperor from 180, son of Marcus Aurelius. He was a tyrant, spending lavishly on gladiatorial combats, confiscating the property of the wealthy, persecuting the Senate, and renaming Rome ‘Colonia Commodiana’. There were many attempts against his life, and he was finally strangled at the instigation of his mistress, Marcia, and advisers, who had discovered themselves on the emperor's death list.
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