VIII. The strangest volunteer gladiator was a Roman Emperor. His name was Emperor Commodus, who you might recognise from the movie Gladiator. He was a deeply unpopular emperor who ruled Rome until ...

A Roman marble portrait head dating back over 1,800 years has sold for a whopping £71,000 at an auction in Oxford.

The emperor was faced with constant fighting, the rebellion of his general Cassius, the deaths of his wife and close friend, and the realization that his son Commodus was destined to be a bad ruler.

Intent on securing peace and prosperity throughout the mighty Roman Empire, the wise diplomat, Emperor Marcus Aurelius ... son and logical successor, Commodus. As a result, high treason and ...

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to ... and the realization that his son Commodus was destined to be a bad ruler. He dealt with these hardships by turning to philosophy ...

picks up approximately a decade and a half after the death of Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), the Roman emperor who dreamed of a better empire before being killed by his son Commodus (Joaquin ...