The wrestler and gladiator Narcissus strangling the emperor Commodus. Engraving by G. Mochetti after B. Pinelli.

The heir apparent  or, the life of Commodus; the son and successor of the good M. Aurelius Antoninus, Emperor of Rome. Translated from the Greek of Herodian. With a preface adapted to the present times.

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The wrestler and gladiator Narcissus strangling the emperor Commodus. Engraving by G. Mochetti after B. Pinelli.

The heir apparent or, the life of Commodus; the son and successor of the good M. Aurelius Antoninus, Emperor of Rome. Translated from the Greek of Herodian. With a preface adapted to the present times.