Perhaps the product of one of his mother Faustina's frequent affairs with the gladiators, he considered himself a member of the gladiators' corps and frequently took part in the circus as a sword-man.  Ironically born on the same day as Caligula, he shared Caligula's interests and brutal sadism, and like Caligula, may have killed his father with poison.  Unlike the renowned charity of his father, he milked the Empire for all it was worth and is g
Perhaps the product of one of his mother Faustina's frequent affairs with the gladiators, he considered himself a member of the gladiators' corps and frequently took part in the circus as a sword-man.  Ironically born on the same day as Caligula, he shared Caligula's interests and brutal sadism, and like Caligula, may have killed his father with poison.  Unlike the renowned charity of his father, he milked the Empire for all it was worth and is generally considered one of the worst Roman emperors.  For 10 points--name this man who became Emperor in AD 180 and must have been a true test of the stoicism of his father, Marcus Aurelius.
Perhaps the product of one of his mother Faustina's frequent affairs with the gladiators, he considered himself a member of the gladiators' corps and frequently took part in the circus as a sword-man.  
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