Commodus is evil

The portrait is a marble statue showing Commodus holding a club that he used to knock the head off his opponents. There is headless man at the bottom of the statue and the head is in Commodus’ hand. He is wearing a loin’s skin and head these are symbols usually associated with Hercules. The portrait shows his physical fitness and his thrill/ content with his barbaric act. It depicts the lack of remorse with the man being killed in the statue. This is most likely one of the statutes people would worship and make sacrifices as mentioned in Lampridius’ biography. Based on the data presented in the biography Commodus is ruthless and detached from humanity. His cruelty and lack of compassion for his people makes him not fit to be king.