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<p>[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 8551238, member: 128351"]Not only in US... but that was the point of my answer, demagogy. Commodus was an emperor and, as an emperor, undoubtedly has to judge, take decisions and sign orders on a daily basis. From 177 to 185 he relied on his praetorian prefect Perennis - a member of the Equestrian Order - who had an antisenatorial agenda. In the same time, being a young and athletic man in his twenties, he wanted to stage himself as a kind of rock-star. No doubt these exhibitions contributed much to his popularity among the lower classes, who didn't give a damn about all the millionaire oligarchs he had arrested and sometimes eliminated. Being a showman often helps in politics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 8551238, member: 128351"]Not only in US... but that was the point of my answer, demagogy. Commodus was an emperor and, as an emperor, undoubtedly has to judge, take decisions and sign orders on a daily basis. From 177 to 185 he relied on his praetorian prefect Perennis - a member of the Equestrian Order - who had an antisenatorial agenda. In the same time, being a young and athletic man in his twenties, he wanted to stage himself as a kind of rock-star. No doubt these exhibitions contributed much to his popularity among the lower classes, who didn't give a damn about all the millionaire oligarchs he had arrested and sometimes eliminated. Being a showman often helps in politics.[/QUOTE]
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