Why Did Commodus Have Maximus Family Killed?
Why Did Commodus Have Maximus Family Killed? Emperor Marcus Aurelius tells Maximus that his own son, Commodus, is unfit to rule and that he wishes Maximus to succeed him, as regent, to help save Rome from corruption and restore the Roman Republic. Upon hearing this, Commodus murders his father. Why did Quintus betray Maximus? How