Commodus is best known as the narcissistic, incestuous, patricidal megalomaniac Emperor in Ridley Scott\'s Gladiator (played by Joaquin Phoenix).
Commodus was notorious for fighting as a gladiator, living a debauched lifestyle and declaring himself a god..
This is the first full-length biography of Commodus in English.
Commodus is best known as the narcissistic, incestuous, patricidal megalomaniac Emperor in Ridley Scott\'s Gladiator (played by Joaquin Phoenix)