Emperor Commodus (Gladiator)

Next Door Villain

English - July 10, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes - 43 MB - ★★★★★ - 62 ratings
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Commodus: Thumbs up or thumbs down? We talk: Commodus' list of bad things, the importance having different virtues, mind-bending Commodus quotes, & more in an effort to understand the perspective of Emperor Commodus from the film, Gladiator (2000). At the end, Tiana shares her poem, "Emperor Commodus Goes to Pizza Ranch."

Sources:

https://www.worldhistory.org/gladiator/

https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/gladiators/gladiators.html

https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-roman-gladiators#:~:text=2.,the%20funerals%20of%20wealthy%20nobles.

https://www.worldhistory.org/commodus/

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