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> think Maximus, Achilles or Michael Jordan Maximus is a bit of a strange choice there. Marcus Aurelius of Meditations fame, is the titular grandfather figure
by Balgair 6y ago
> think Maximus, Achilles or Michael Jordan
Maximus is a bit of a strange choice there. Marcus Aurelius of Meditations fame, is the titular grandfather figure in the film (right at the start). Meditations has a lot in it about child rearing and Marcus was something of a devoted father to his many children (for Roman men in those days). All that said, his son, Commodus, the first emperor to have the title passed down to him from his own father, was a uniquely terrible person. As seen in the film, he was just a 'very bad guy', but in reality he was much worse than is portrayed.
In essence, no matter the effort you put into your kid, they are still themselves
- andrewem 6y agoThis from the Wikipedia article on Commodus does indeed seem very bad: "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."
- vijayr02 6y ago> Commodus, the first emperor to have the title passed down to him from his own father I don't think that's right? Titus[0] succeeded Vespasian in 79 AD, father to son. Both were good rulers BTW, but Titus was succeeded by Domitian (younger brother) who was a disaster and assassinated for it. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus
- Balgair 6y agoArgh! You are correct. I meant to use the old saying of 'born in the purple', in that Commodus was the first emperor born and raised to be one. But I tried to use a simpler way of speaking and was, of course, wrong about it. Thank you.