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* '''Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus:''' originally Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus (161–192 A.D.) ([[Shem]]), the son of Marcus Aurelius ([[HCE]]), was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192 A.D. He is often considered to have been one of the worst Roman Emperors, and his reign brought to a close the era of the "five good emperors". He had a [[twins|twin]] brother, Antoninus ([[Shaun]]), who died when he was about four years old, and a sister Lucilla ([[Issy]]) who was implicated in plots to overthrow him | * '''Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus:''' originally Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus (161–192 A.D.) ([[Shem]]), the son of Marcus Aurelius ([[HCE]]), was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192 A.D. He is often considered to have been one of the worst Roman Emperors, and his reign brought to a close the era of the "five good emperors". He had a [[twins|twin]] brother, Antoninus ([[Shaun]]), who died when he was about four years old, and a sister Lucilla ([[Issy]]) who was implicated in plots to overthrow him | ||
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**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus Wikipedia] | **[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus Wikipedia] | ||
Revision as of 04:01, 23 May 2008
- Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus: originally Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus (161–192 A.D.) (Shem), the son of Marcus Aurelius (HCE), was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192 A.D. He is often considered to have been one of the worst Roman Emperors, and his reign brought to a close the era of the "five good emperors". He had a twin brother, Antoninus (Shaun), who died when he was about four years old, and a sister Lucilla (Issy) who was implicated in plots to overthrow him
- commodus: (Latin) pleasant
- commodious: conveniently spacious; adapted to wants
- commode: an armchair containing a concealed chamber pot under the seat → the 6th of 7 elements in a circuit of HCE's bedroom
- commode: a close-stool or cucking-stool; a toilet;
- Ulysses 063.14-15: "stubbing his [Bloom's] toes against the broken commode"
- chamber-pot → jordan → Giordano Bruno
- κωμωδια (kōmōdia): (Greek) comedy
- commedia: (Italian) comedy → Dante's Commedia (the "Divine Comedy")
- commodious vicus → CV? → curriculum vitae, the course of one's life
- κωμη (kōmē): (Greek) village → vicus
