
097- The Fall of Hercules
The History of Rome
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Commodus' Time Was Up
In late 192 a Clectus, Marsha, and Lettis agreed that the emperor had to be done away with or they would all lose their heads. Having seen multiple attempts on the emperor's life fail, they laid their plans carefully. They figured there was only one man for the job, and that was Pertnax. The conspirators approached the old general, and this time he concurred that Commodus' time was up. In other words the city of Commodus.
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