What Was Commodus Known for?

Best known for his obsession with the gladiatorial games, he was one of the many emperors of Rome who ruled for a very brief time before being assassinated.

What was Commodus major accomplishments?

What did Commodus accomplish? Commodus brought an end to his father's campaign against the Germans. After a failed assassination attempt in 182, however, his rule became erratic and brutal, and he imagined himself to be Hercules.

Who was Commodus and what did he do?

Commodus was Roman emperor from 180 to 192 CE. With the death of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in March of 180 CE, the long reign of the five good emperors came to an end and with it so did the Pax Romana (the Roman Peace). Those emperors who followed for the next century would witness a time of both chaos and decline.