The Roman Emperor Who Built Everything — Then Destroyed His Own Legacy in One Night

Commodus ruled Rome from 180 to 192 AD. He renamed Rome "Colonia Commodiana" — after himself. He renamed the months after his own titles. He fought in the Colosseum as a gladiator while senators watched in mandatory attendance, forbidden from leaving. He declared himself the reincarnation of Hercules and wore a lion skin in public. His administrators actually ran the empire competently — Rome functioned despite him. When conspirators finally killed him, the Senate immediately reversed every renaming, erased his statues, and declared damnatio memoriae — official erasure from history. It took one night to undo twelve years of a living god.

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