13 Oct 2004
George W. Bush: Commodus Reborn

A truly scary bit of synchronicity. Or is it coincidence? Or does it matter?

About the only thing missing is the excess of piety: Commodus dispensed with all that and just had himself declared a god. I doubt that even Dubya would go that far ...

In 180 A.D., Rome faced one of its greatest challenges as Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus (Commodus) succeeded his father in ruling the Empire . Due to his actions during a 12 year reign, he became arguably known as Rome's worst emperor.

(link) [The Washington Dispatch]

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