Commodus

Commodus
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Commodus as Hercules, Capitoline Museums
Reign	177 – 17 March 180 (with Marcus Aurelius); 18 March 180– 31 December 192 (alone)
Predecessor	Marcus Aurelius
Successor	Pertinax
Born	(161-08-31)31 August 161 Lanuvium
Died	(192-12-31)31 December 192 (aged 31) Rome
Burial	Rome
Full name Commodus (from birth to 166); Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus (166 to 176); Caesar Lucius Commodus Augustus (176 to 180); Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus (180); Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus (180 to 191); Caesar Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus (191 to death)
Dynasty	Antonine
Father	Marcus Aurelius
Mother	Faustina

Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus, 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was Roman emperor from 177 to 192. He was co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father's death in 180. From 180 to his death in 192, Commodus was the only emperor.

His accession as emperor was the first time a son had succeeded his father since Titus succeeded Vespasian in 79. Commodus was the first emperor "born to the purple", that is, born during his father's reign.