{"slug": "commodus", "label": "Commodus", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1434", "qid": "Q1434", "description": "17th Roman Emperor (180–192)", "entries": 18, "years": 14, "span": [161, 195], "span_label": ["161 CE", "195 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "marcus-aurelius", "label": "Marcus Aurelius", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "roman-senate", "label": "Roman Senate", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "roman-consul", "label": "Roman consul", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "ancient-rome", "label": "Ancient Rome", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ad-192", "label": "AD 192", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "germany", "label": "Germany", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "caesar-title", "label": "Caesar (title)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lucius-verus", "label": "Lucius Verus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-army", "label": "Roman army", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "trajan", "label": "Trajan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "praetorian-guard", "label": "Praetorian Guard", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 161, "year_label": "161 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "August 31", "text": "August 31 – Commodus, Roman emperor (d. 192)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371301434#Births", "title": "AD 161", "revid": 1371301434, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 166, "year_label": "166 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Marcus Aurelius appoints his sons Commodus and Marcus Annius Verus as co-rulers (Caesar), while he and Lucius Verus travel to Germany.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371302266#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 166", "revid": 1371302266, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 176, "year_label": "176 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "November 27", "text": "November 27 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of Imperator, and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371304911#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 176", "revid": 1371304911, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 177, "year_label": "177 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar (age 15) and Marcus Peducaeus Plautius Quintillus become Roman Consuls.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371305288#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 177", "revid": 1371305288, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 178, "year_label": "178 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Bruttia Crispina marries Commodus, and receives the title of Augusta.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371305397#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 178", "revid": 1371305397, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 180, "year_label": "180 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Northern British from beyond Hadrian's Wall invade the North of modern-day England, causing Emperor Commodus to allow swathes of Northern cities to establish city walls.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371305659#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 180", "revid": 1371305659, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 180, "year_label": "180 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 17", "text": "March 17 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies after a week's illness at his camp in Vindobona (modern Vienna). He is succeeded by his son Commodus (age 18).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371305659#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 180", "revid": 1371305659, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 181, "year_label": "181 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus and Lucius Antistius Burrus become Roman Consuls.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371305766#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 181", "revid": 1371305766, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 182, "year_label": "182 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Commodus escapes death at the hands of assassins, who have attacked him at the instigation of his sister Lucilla and a large group of senators. He puts many distinguished Romans to death on charges of being implicated in the conspiracy; Lucilla is exiled to Capri.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371306024#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 182", "revid": 1371306024, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 185, "year_label": "185 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Nobles of Britain demand that Emperor Commodus rescind all power given to Tigidius Perennis, who is eventually executed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371308362#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 185", "revid": 1371308362, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 185, "year_label": "185 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": null, "text": "Tigidius Perennis, his family and many others are executed for conspiring against Commodus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371308362#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 185", "revid": 1371308362, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 190, "year_label": "190 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "A part of Rome burns; Emperor Commodus orders the city to be rebuilt, under the name Colonia Commodiana.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371309564#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 190", "revid": 1371309564, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 190, "year_label": "190 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Julius of Rome, Roman politician (executed by Commodus)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371309564#Deaths", "title": "AD 190", "revid": 1371309564, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 191, "year_label": "191 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": null, "text": "c. 191–192 – The sculpture of Commodus as Hercules, from Esquiline Hill, Rome, is made (it is now kept at Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371309753#Art", "title": "AD 191", "revid": 1371309753, "section": "Events › By topic › Art"}}, {"year": 192, "year_label": "192 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 31", "text": "December 31 – Emperor Commodus alarms the Senate, by appearing dressed as a gladiator for his new consulship on January 1. His mistress Marcia finds her name on the imperial execution list, and hires champion wrestler Narcissus to assassinate Commodus; the Antonines Dynasty ends.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310282#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 192", "revid": 1371310282, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 192, "year_label": "192 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 31", "text": "December 31 – Commodus, Roman emperor (b. 161)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310282#Deaths", "title": "AD 192", "revid": 1371310282, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 193, "year_label": "193 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 1", "text": "January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310592#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 193", "revid": 1371310592, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 195, "year_label": "195 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371314035#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 195", "revid": 1371314035, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}]}