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<p>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?</p><br><p>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’.</p><br><p>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight, the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><br><p><em>The Ancients is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>The Ancients is recording our first LIVE SHOW at the London Podcast Festival on Thursday 5th September 2024! </strong></p><p><strong>Book your tickets now to be in the audience and ask Tristan and his guest your burning questions. </strong></p><p><strong>Tickets on sale </strong><a href="https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/the-ancients/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a> <a href="https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/the-ancients/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/the-ancients/</a></p><br><p><strong>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up</strong><a href="https://historyhit.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> <u>HERE</u></strong></a><strong> for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘ANCIENTS’. </strong><a href="https://historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://historyhit.com/subscription</u></strong></a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br></p>
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