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The sole reign of Commodus is commonly thought to mark the end of the Pax Romana.
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Is it true that the sole reign of Commodus is commonly thought to mark the end of the Pax Romana?
Yes. Multiple historical references support the statement that the sole reign of Commodus is commonly thought to mark the end of the Pax Romana.
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Wikipedia: Commodus. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus
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Repeats that Commodus's sole reign is commonly thought to mark the end of the Pax Romana.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Commodus. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus
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Identifies Commodus as the bad emperor whose actions end the Pax Romana.
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Wikiversity: Wikiversity: Human Legacy Course/The Foundations of Rome. (n.d.). Wikiversity. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Human_Legacy_Course/The_Foundations_of_Rome
Notes that the end of the era is considered 180 AD, and Commodus's reign marked Rome's descent.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Pax Romana. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana
States the end of the Pax Romana occurred at the death of Marcus Aurelius and the ascension of Commodus.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: 2nd century. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_century
Notes that a period of increasing trouble and decline began under Commodus.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Roman Empire. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire
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