Commodus went off the deep end around 190 AD and was finally killed by his inner circle in 192. 



097- The Fall of Hercules

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The Storm Before The Storm: Chapter 1- The Beasts of Italy

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The history of The History of Rome...Why the Western Empire Fell when it did...Some thoughts on the future...Thank you, goodnight.  


179- The End

In the last few years of the Western Empire a series of Emperors came and went. The cycle finally ended in 476 with the exile of Romulus Augustulus. 


097- The Fall of Hercules

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