Search Results: Commodus

Commodus was Roman emperor from 180 to 192 CE. With the death of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in March of 180 CE, the long reign of the five good emperors came to an end and with it so did the Pax Romana (the Roman Peace). Those emperors...

A marble bust of Roman emperor Commodus, r. 180-192 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).

A photorealistic representation of what the Roman emperor Commodus (r. 180-192 CE) may have looked like. Based on contemporary and near contemporary descriptions, as well as archaeological evidence. Pictured alongside the reconstruction...

A photorealistic representation of Roman emperor Commodus (r. 180-192 CE). Made using Artbreeder, a neural net tool.

A marble bust of Roman emperor Commodus as the hero of Greek mythology Hercules, c. 190-2 CE. (The Capitoline Museums, Rome)

A bust of Roman emperor Commodus (r. 180-193 CE) as a young man. From Ostia. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

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The Emperor Commodus wished to be identified with the god Hercules. On these medallions, he is depicted as Hercules, with a lion-skin headdress (upper image). He is also shown ploughing a ritual furrow to re-found Rome in his own name (lower...

A marble head of Commodus, end of 2nd century CE, from Rome. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)

A marble head of Roman Emperor Commodus, c. 191-192 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)