Commodus Herculean Caesar

Patrizio Corda

Summary

169 AD. - Emperor Marcus Aurelius is distressed by the continuous rebellions of barbarian peoples on the
Danube and by the plague that is decimating the imperial population. To both situations there seems to be no
there is no solution, and yet he finds solace in an unshakable certainty. He has an heir to his throne.
This is his last surviving son, Commodus, whom he proclaimed Caesar three years earlier.
Choosing to start a proper dynasty, Marcus hopes one day to reign together with his son,
making him the cane of his own old age as well as a colleague with whom to work in harmony.
But that will not be the case. And not only because illness will take him away before such can happen.
Commodus, still a child, has already understood power and his position. And he has made a promise to himself.
To become everything but his father's copy.

Available since: 11/02/2024.

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