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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor

2024/8/8
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Tristan Hughes:本期节目探讨了罗马皇帝科摩德的一生,他被认为是罗马最糟糕的皇帝之一,以其恶名和勇敢而闻名。他少年登基,装扮成大力神,在竞技场担任角斗士,并以自己的名字改名罗马。本节目试图探究真实的科摩德,以及他是否真的像一些人声称的那样邪恶和狂妄自大。 Alex Imrie:科摩德的声名因后世人物的夸大和渲染而有所夸大,他的形象比一些对其提出的更激烈的指控更为细致入微。科摩德的早年生活了解有限,尤其缺乏其童年时期的信息,但他在他父亲马库斯·奥列留的统治中迅速崛起。科摩德的负面评价部分源于他继承了一位被普遍认为是优秀皇帝的父亲马库斯·奥列留。对科摩德的记载主要来自卡西乌斯·狄奥、希罗狄安和《罗马皇帝传》,但这些来源的可信度和角度各不相同。科摩德是第一个在父亲在位期间出生的皇帝,这改变了罗马帝国的权力继承模式。马库斯·奥列留并非对科摩德的继任资格存疑,相反,他积极地将科摩德培养为继承人。科摩德即位后,他的顾问团队由一群参议员和宫廷官员组成。科摩德即位后的首要行动是结束马科曼尼战争,这一决定在当时颇具争议。科摩德统治期间,宫廷内部权力斗争不断,各种派系为了争夺影响力而相互倾轧。科摩德统治时期,一些自由民获得了巨大的权力和影响力,这引发了参议院精英阶层的强烈不满。科摩德似乎对日常的统治事务并不关心,而是沉迷于奢华的生活和享乐。科摩德统治的中期,他的权力受到挑战,而他的顾问和官员们则在争权夺利。科摩德后期,他开始表现出所谓的“疯狂”和“狂妄自大”,这体现在他与大力神认同、举办大量公共游戏以及试图将罗马改名等行为中。科摩德所谓的“疯狂”和“狂妄自大”可能源于他试图建立个人统治风格和巩固自身权力的努力。科摩德于192年被暗杀,他的统治以悲剧告终。科摩德死后,他的形象被彻底抹黑,但后来又被塞维鲁王朝为了政治目的而重新恢复。科摩德的“疯狂”和“邪恶”的声誉源于他违背了人们对罗马皇帝行为的期望。 Alex Imrie: 科摩德的统治充满了内斗和阴谋。他未能有效控制自己的朝廷,导致一系列的权力斗争和暗杀事件。他与大力神认同,并沉迷于角斗士表演,这些行为都加剧了他与参议院之间的冲突。科摩德的统治后期,他试图通过举办大型公共游戏和自我神化来巩固自己的权力,但这些努力最终失败了。科摩德的死因是宫廷阴谋,他被最亲近的人所暗杀。科摩德的统治虽然短暂,但却对罗马帝国产生了深远的影响,他的形象在后世经历了从谴责到重新评价的过程。

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Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius, is known as one of Rome's worst emperors. His reign was filled with conspiracies, assassinations, and megalomania. But who was he really, and what were the key events of his early life?
  • Commodus's reign was marked by conspiracies, assassinations, and megalomania.
  • He is often portrayed as one of Rome's worst emperors.
  • Commodus was the son of the philosopher emperor Marcus Aurelius.

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Known as one of Rome's worst emperors, Commodus is famed for both his infamy and bravado. Ascending the throne as a teenager, he dressed up as Hercules, fought as a gladiator in the Colosseum, and renamed Rome after himself. But who was the real Commodus? And was he really as bad and megalomaniacal as some have claimed?

In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Alex Imrie to dive into the conspiracies, controversy and assassinations that made the reign of Commodus so chillingly captivating and inspired the performance of Joaquin Phoenix in the 2000 sword and sandal epic ‘Gladiator’.

Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight, the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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