What did Commodus look like?

The real empire from the movie Gladiator in real life

Greetings Gold and Silver Level Templar Knights! Remember Joaquim Phoenix played the emperor Commodus in the movie Gladiator way back in 1999? But what did he really look like? I went to Rome to find out.

Commodus was the troubled son of the emperor Marcus Aurelius who wrecked the political stability of second century Rome and ushered in the crisis of the third century. His appearance might surprise you if you saw the movie Gladiator. He was bearded in the Greek style - a fashion started by the emperor Hadrian. The most famous bust of him has Commodus draped in an animal skin to resemble Hercules - inferring great strength. He is given a bodybuilder physique.