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Also Known As Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus • Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus
Born August 31, 161 • Italy
Died December 31, 192 (aged 31)
Title / Office emperor (177-192), Roman Empire
Notable Family Members father Marcus Aurelius • mother Annia Galeria Faustina

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Marble bust of Emperor Commodus depicted as Hercules, wearing a lion skin headdress and holding a club, displayed in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.
(Top) The Roman toga, worn pouched in the front and drawn up over the head. Marble statue of Caesar Augustus, 1st century ad. In the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome. (Bottom) Imperial Roman long-sleeved tunica. Statue of Commodus, reigned ad 180–192. In the Vatican Museum, Rome.
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