Editing Commodus (section)

==In popular culture==
* An evil and highly [[narcissistic]] Commodus is portrayed by Canadian actor [[Christopher Plummer]] in the classic epic film ''[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)|The Fall of the Roman Empire]]'' (1964), directed by [[Anthony Mann]]. This film depicts all of this emperor's reign, from the death of [[Marcus Aurelius]] until his own death while fighting against the fictional hero Livius.
* In the [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] winner ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' (2000), a fictionalized Commodus serves as the main antagonist of the film. He is played by [[Joaquin Phoenix]], who received a [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] nomination at the [[73rd Academy Awards]].<ref>IMDB {{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0002128/ |title=Commodus |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=16 June 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709123011/http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0002128/ |url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
* Commodus appears in the ''[[Horrible Histories (2009 TV series)|Horrible Histories]]'' song "Evil Emperors", alongside [[Caligula]], [[Elagabalus]] and [[Nero]], a parody of "[[Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad]]".
* The 2017 docu-drama miniseries ''[[Roman Empire: Reign of Blood]]'' retells his story.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/blog/box-set-binge-432091/ |title=Box Set Binge: Roman Empire: Reign of Blood, The Path and Deutschland 83 |last=Agius |first=Den |date=19 November 2016 |access-date=20 July 2018 |website=[[What's on TV]] |publisher=[[TI Media Limited]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://decider.com/2016/11/15/roman-empire-reign-of-blood-lucilla-tai-berdinner-blades/ |title='Roman Empire: Reign Of Blood': Who Was The Real Lucilla? |last=O'Keefe |first=Meghan |date=25 November 2016 |access-date=20 July 2018 |website=[[Decider (website)|Decider]] |publisher=[[NYP Holdings, Inc.]]}}</ref> In this version, Narcissus kills Commodus in a duel after learning that the Emperor's arena opponents had been armed only with edgeless swords. At first, Narcissus strangles Commodus, but ultimately kills him by piercing his heart with a blunt sword. [[Aaron Jakubenko]] portrays Commodus in the series.
*Commodus appears as one of the antagonists in the popular young adult fiction novel series ''[[The Trials of Apollo]]''. He is revealed as having become a minor god after his death and has survived into modern times, along with two other Roman emperors, [[Caligula]] and [[Nero]].

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