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How did commodus sister Lucilla die?
She was executed on Commodus's command when she had a failed attempt to assassinate him so her second husband could rule and Commodus's tyrany would be over.
Who is commodus in gladiator?
Joaquin Phoenix
Who played Emperor Commodus in Gladiator?
Joaquin Phoenix
Did emperor commodus actually fight against gladiators in the colosseum?
I have read several places that he did fight in the Colosseum but never died fighting in it like in the movie Gladiator.He died in 192 A.D. when we was strangled to death by the praetorian guard.
Is the movie 'Gladiator' a true story?
It would be - uh - interesting if it was, but no. There really was a Roman emperor named Marcus Aurelius, and he had a son named Commodus, who succeeded him. In contrast to the movie, Marcus named Commodus his successor, rather than Maximus. However, some historians suspect Commodus did have a hand in his father's death. Commodus did not die in the arena. He was killed by a wrestler. After Commodus' death, Rome did not return to a republic as suggested in the movie. General Maximus Decimus Meridius is a fictitious character. There was a general named Avidius Cassius, who fought in the campaign depicted in the film and, upon hearing of Marcus' death, declared himself emperor of Rome. However, his own soldiers assassinated him. Later in Roman history, there was a general named Maximus, who appears to have had revolutionary ideas. Commodus really did have a sister named Lucilla, and, as depicted in the movie, she hated him. Lucilla was married to the co-emperor, Lucius Verus. Lucilla plotted to have Commodus assassinated, but Commodus had her exiled for the plot and later executed. So, unlike what happened in the movie, Commodus outlived his sister. It was another sister, not Lucilla, that Commodus was rumored to have had sexual relations. The tattoo on Maximus' arm reads, "SPQR." The letters relate to an often-used Latin phrase, Senatus Populusque Romanus, which means "the Senate and People of Rome." However, it is highly unlikely a Roman general would have such a tattoo, as tattoos were worn by foreigners and lower-class citizens.
