There is also no evidence that the emperor desired a sexual relationship with his sister Lucilla as hinted at in the film. Indeed, Lucilla was exiled and put to death long before Commodus began ...

In 182 A.D. Commodus survived an assassination attempt by his sister Lucilla. He gradually became even more megalomaniacal, even renaming Rome "Colonia Commodiana" (Colony of Commodus).

Commodus’ sister Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) married a man named Lucius Verus who was like a foster brother to Marcus Aurelius and even reigned with him as co-emperor during his life. Lucius and ...

uncensored look at the rise and fall of Emperor Commodus. The breakout star though? His scheming sister Lucilla. Before Roman Empire: Reign of Blood, Lucilla’s splashiest appearance in pop ...

And his short time as Rome’s ruler is a cautionary tale for other big screen tyrants and scoundrels. Here are six timeless lessons every movie villain should learn from Gladiator‘s Commodus.