# 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.

## In the story

### [XIII: The "Mistress and Mother" of Palaces](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/marius_the_epicurean_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-the-mistress-and-mother-of-palaces)

The young son of Aurelius and Faustina, standing beside his mother, plucking a rose to pieces; resembles his father but with feminine features and his mother's alert gaze.

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