Commodus - The Senior Augustus

In the summer of one 77, commodus, was given the title augustus. Technically, father and son were now co emperors. Despite marcus's hopes, the situation in germania was refusing to solve itself. The germans had learned from the last round of fighting and this time refused to offer formal battle to the legions. And after resisting calls for his presence, marcus finally relented,. In one 78 began making preparations to return to the front. His final bit of business before leaving was tohastily marry commodis to brudia crispina - daughter of a family distinguished mostly for their close connection to the imperial household. When he left rome