The Historia Augusta claims that this emperor "had something wrong with him in the groin,which stuck out so much that the Roman people could detect the swelling".
The Historia Augusta claims that this emperor "had something wrong with him in the groin,which stuck out so much that the Roman people could detect the swelling". Christians were savedfrom persecution under this emperor thanks to his eunuch, Hyacinthus; his favored concubine,Marcia; and Pope Victor I. He deferred much of the day-to-day tasks of governance to TigidiusPerennis. He cut back on his time in a seraglio of women and boys after surviving an (*) assassinationattempt planned by his sister, Annia Lucilla Marcus, and Ummidius Quadratus. Following his father'sdeath, this emperor signed a treaty with the Marcomanni. This emperor was assassinated by a wrestlerfollowing his 735 victorious gladiatorial appearances. For 10 points, name this successor of MarcusAurelius.
The Historia Augusta claims that this emperor "had something wrong with him in the groin,which stuck out so much that the Roman people could detect the swelling".
Commodus [or Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus or Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus]