03-25-2020, 04:27 AM
Well, as far as I'm aware based on books I read, Marcus did try to instill his "stoic lifestyle" into Commodus, but it did not really take. Many historians believe a lot of it was due to Commodus being surrounded by crafty politicians (f. in. Marcus' first-in-command military officer who talked Commodus into giving up the conquest of Germania and going back to Rome to get some glory and biatches for a change) who used his age and inexperience to their benefit.
Kinda what happened to Nero, who wasn't actually born an idiot, just allowed the constant senatorial ass-kissing to get to his head upon Seneca's retirement from politics which resulted in an actual case of megalomania.
Kinda what happened to Nero, who wasn't actually born an idiot, just allowed the constant senatorial ass-kissing to get to his head upon Seneca's retirement from politics which resulted in an actual case of megalomania.
"A man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of the Universe to assist him." - A. Crowley
