Commodus
No CoverCommodus is a tragic historical play depicting the corrupt and violent reign of Roman Emperor Commodus through the eyes of gladiator Maternus.
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Commodus is a tragic historical play depicting the corrupt and violent reign of Roman Emperor Commodus through the eyes of gladiator Maternus.
Commodus is a historical play about the Roman Emperor Commodus and Maternus, soldier of a daring boldness, who collected bands of robbers into a little army in order to murder Commodus and to ascend the vacant throne.
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Emperor’s lovers and court relationships; mild, non-explicit period romance
Murder conspiracy, outlaw bands, and imperial-era conflict; not graphic
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Roman imperial and divine associations; background period religion
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Central focus on power, ambition, loyalty, and plots against the throne
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Tyranny and cruelty of imperial rule referenced in the power struggle
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