Cassius Dio: During a famine, a riot erupted at the circus when children led by a girl shouted; terrified, Commodus had Cleander and his son killed…
During a famine, a riot erupted at the circus when children led by a girl shouted; terrified, Commodus had Cleander and his son killed, and the crowd dragged their bodies about
And Commodus was so terrified (he was ever the greatest coward) that he at once ordered Cleander to be slain, and likewise his son, who was being reared in the…
Location: 73(72).13.6
The mob marches on the suburban villa demanding Cleander; cavalry cut them down while citizens throw stones and tiles from the rooftops. Street fighting erupts in Rome.
that But they who any Regard d in the City, alarmed at the Misfortune of their Fellow-Citizens, took to their Houfes j and having barred their Door up to the…
Location: 1.12
His sister Fadilla runs to Commodus and begs him to hand over the cause of the disaster. Cleander is beheaded, his head paraded on a spear, and the riot subsides.
proach, he was feized-, and his Head, being itruck off, and faftened on a long Spear, was carried out and expofed to public Viewa very plead ng and defirable…
Location: 1.13
Unable to withstand the angry citizens, Commodus hands Cleander over to the crowd to be punished
Sed et Cleandro dignus tandem vitae finis impositus. nam cum insidiis illius Arrius Antoninus fictis criminibus in Attali gratiam, quem in proconsulatu Asiae…
Location: Comm. 7.1
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Herodian, History of the Empire | Historia Augusta | a는 군중과 시가전, b는 황제가 군중에게 넘김 |
Place: Rome
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