Commodus, Emperor of Rome

Commodus (August 31, 161 CE - December 31, 192 CE) was Emperor of Rome from 177 CE till his assassination in 192.

Family
Commodus is the son of Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger. He has one sister, Lucilla.

Marriage and Issue
Commodus married Bruttia Crispina, but had no children with her. He then got into an affair with a servant, Marcia.

Born in the Purple
Commodus is woken up by his mother and he finds out that he is being sent to the wartorn Germania. Arriving at the camp, he meets his friends/slaves Cleander and Saoterus. Marcus Aurelius has Commodus put through various lessons to teach him discipline as he is next in line to be Emperor of Rome. After being beaten multiple times by one of the Roman soldiers, Commodus gives up. Marcus then takes Commodus through a recent field of battle where hundreds of dead lie to show him what will happen if he does not learn how to fight. A few weeks into the training, his father falls ill.

After Marcus recovers from his illness, Commodus finds out that his mother has been supposedly plotting with Avidius Cassus, the Governor of Egypt to claim the throne. Faustina then arrives in Germania, and Commodus asks if she really tried to usurp the throne from Marcus, and she tells him she was doing for the protection of her family.

Shortly after her meeting with Marcus, Commodus enters her tent and finds that Faustina is dead.