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submitted 5 days ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 13 points 5 days ago

he developed extreme megalomania, attempting to transform the empire into his own personality cult.

I don't normally think about ancient Rome that much, but earlier today I found myself reminded of Commodus. What a coincidence.