Summary: <p>The Roman Emperor Commodus is best know for Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of him in the movie Gladiator. There is little doubt the ranks as one of Rome's craziest emperors. In this Wednesday bonus mini-cast, I separate fact from fiction and examine the man behind the legend.</p> <p>Pictures credit:</p> <p>Actor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix">Joaquin Phoenix</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival">68th Berlin International Film Festival</a> 2018</p> <p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Harald_Krichel">Harald Krichel</a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"><u>Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0</u></a></p> <h3><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russell_Crowe_(34450751620).jpg"><u><strong>Russell Crowe (34450751620).jpg</strong></u></a></h3> <p>Russell Crowe</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/58820009@N05">Eva Rinaldi</a> from Sydney Australia</p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0</a></p> <h3><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empereur_Commode.JPG"><u><strong>Empereur Commode.JPG</strong></u></a></h3> <p>Tête de l'empereur Commode, musée d'Éphèse, Selçuk, Turquie.</p> <p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bpierreb">Bachelot Pierre J-P</a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-mainwaring5/message
