# Commodus — Marius the Epicurean character guide

> Commodus in Marius the Epicurean by Walter Pater.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0031-part-iv-xxvii-the-triumph-of-marcus-aurelius

## Who they are

The son of Marcus Aurelius, whose violent nature foreshadows the empire's decline.

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