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Lawrence Velázquez
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In limbo. Politics & policy (sorry), transit & urbanism, computer programming & security, sports (sorry again).
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November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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A modern twist on Commodus en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodu...
An excerpt from the English Wikipedia article on Commodus: “Perhaps seeing this as an opportunity, early in 192 Commodus, declaring himself the new Romulus, ritually re-founded Rome, renaming the city ‘Colonia Lucia Annia Commodiana’. All the months of the year were renamed to correspond exactly with his (now twelve) names: ‘Lucius’, ‘Aelius’, ‘Aurelius’, ‘Commodus’, ‘Augustus’, ‘Herculeus’, ‘Romanus’, ‘Exsuperatorius’, ‘Amazonius’, ‘Invictus’, ‘Felix’, and ‘Pius’. The legions were renamed ‘Commodianae’, the fleet which imported grain from Africa was termed ‘Alexandria Commodiana Togata’, the Senate was entitled the ‘Commodian Fortunate Senate’, his palace and the Roman people themselves were all given the name ‘Commodianus’, and the day on which these reforms were decreed was to be called ‘Dies Commodianus’.”
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM