Maternus was a former soldier of the
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of ...
who rebelled during the reign of
Commodus.
In popular culture
There is a play based upon the story of Maternus as told by
Herodian.
References
Imperial Roman rebels
Ancient Roman soldiers
2nd-century rebels
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