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<p>[QUOTE="RaceBannon, post: 2068412, member: 25357"]I've posted some Wikipedia cut and paste history on Commodus and his love for the gladiatorial games. It's pretty interesting reading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the history, specifically his Hercules persona in the arena, relates to the reverse of your OP coin Ro.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1999 movie <i>Gladiator </i>was very loosely based on the history of Commodus in the gladiatorial arena.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Commodus the gladiator[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commodus&action=edit&section=15" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commodus&action=edit&section=15" rel="nofollow">edit</a>]</b></font></p><p>Commodus also had a passion for gladiatorial combat, which he took so far as to take to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena" rel="nofollow">arena</a> himself, dressed as a gladiator. The Romans found Commodus's naked gladiatorial combats to be scandalous and disgraceful.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-14" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-14" rel="nofollow">[14]</a> It was rumoured that he was actually the son, not of Marcus Aurelius, but of a gladiator whom his mother Faustina had taken as a lover at the coastal resort of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caieta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caieta" rel="nofollow">Caieta</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-15" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-15" rel="nofollow">[15]</a></p><p>In the arena, Commodus always won since his opponents always submitted to the emperor. Thus, these public fights would not end in death. Privately, it was his custom to slay his practice opponents.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-16" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-16" rel="nofollow">[16]</a> For each appearance in the arena, he charged the city of Rome a million <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" rel="nofollow">sesterces</a>, straining the Roman economy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Commodus raised the ire of many military officials in Rome <b>for his Hercules persona in the arena.</b> Often, wounded soldiers and amputees would be placed in the arena for Commodus to slay with a sword. Commodus's eccentric behaviour would not stop there. Citizens of Rome missing their feet through accident or illness were taken to the arena, where they were tethered together for Commodus to club to death while pretending they were giants.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-17" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-17" rel="nofollow">[17]</a> These acts may have contributed to his assassination.</p><p>Commodus was also known for fighting exotic animals in the arena, often to the horror of the Roman people. According to Gibbon, Commodus once killed 100 lions in a single day.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-18" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-18" rel="nofollow">[18]</a> Later, he decapitated a running ostrich with a specially designed dart<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-19" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-19" rel="nofollow">[19]</a> and afterwards carried the bleeding head of the dead bird and his sword over to the section where the Senators sat and gesticulated as though they were next.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-foxcomm-20" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-foxcomm-20" rel="nofollow">[20]</a> Dio notes that the targeted senators actually found this more ridiculous than frightening, and chewed on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurus_nobilis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurus_nobilis" rel="nofollow">laurel</a> leaves to conceal their laughter.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-21" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-21" rel="nofollow">[21]</a> On another occasion, Commodus killed three <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant" rel="nofollow">elephants</a> on the floor of the arena by himself.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-22" rel="nofollow">[22]</a> Finally, Commodus killed a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe" rel="nofollow">giraffe</a>, which was considered to be a strange and helpless beast.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-23" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-23" rel="nofollow">[23]</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RaceBannon, post: 2068412, member: 25357"]I've posted some Wikipedia cut and paste history on Commodus and his love for the gladiatorial games. It's pretty interesting reading. Some of the history, specifically his Hercules persona in the arena, relates to the reverse of your OP coin Ro. The 1999 movie [I]Gladiator [/I]was very loosely based on the history of Commodus in the gladiatorial arena. [SIZE=4][B]Commodus the gladiator[[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commodus&action=edit§ion=15']edit[/URL]][/B][/SIZE] Commodus also had a passion for gladiatorial combat, which he took so far as to take to the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena']arena[/URL] himself, dressed as a gladiator. The Romans found Commodus's naked gladiatorial combats to be scandalous and disgraceful.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-14'][14][/URL] It was rumoured that he was actually the son, not of Marcus Aurelius, but of a gladiator whom his mother Faustina had taken as a lover at the coastal resort of [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caieta']Caieta[/URL].[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-15'][15][/URL] In the arena, Commodus always won since his opponents always submitted to the emperor. Thus, these public fights would not end in death. Privately, it was his custom to slay his practice opponents.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-16'][16][/URL] For each appearance in the arena, he charged the city of Rome a million [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius']sesterces[/URL], straining the Roman economy. Commodus raised the ire of many military officials in Rome [B]for his Hercules persona in the arena.[/B] Often, wounded soldiers and amputees would be placed in the arena for Commodus to slay with a sword. Commodus's eccentric behaviour would not stop there. Citizens of Rome missing their feet through accident or illness were taken to the arena, where they were tethered together for Commodus to club to death while pretending they were giants.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-17'][17][/URL] These acts may have contributed to his assassination. Commodus was also known for fighting exotic animals in the arena, often to the horror of the Roman people. According to Gibbon, Commodus once killed 100 lions in a single day.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-18'][18][/URL] Later, he decapitated a running ostrich with a specially designed dart[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-19'][19][/URL] and afterwards carried the bleeding head of the dead bird and his sword over to the section where the Senators sat and gesticulated as though they were next.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-foxcomm-20'][20][/URL] Dio notes that the targeted senators actually found this more ridiculous than frightening, and chewed on [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurus_nobilis']laurel[/URL] leaves to conceal their laughter.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-21'][21][/URL] On another occasion, Commodus killed three [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant']elephants[/URL] on the floor of the arena by himself.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-22'][22][/URL] Finally, Commodus killed a [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe']giraffe[/URL], which was considered to be a strange and helpless beast.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#cite_note-23'][23][/URL][/QUOTE]
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