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> 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, fathe
by 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.