Commodus was the cruelest Roman Emperor
Being a son born during his father's rule, Commodus enjoyed privileges of authority from an early age. Commodus was a tiny psychopath who was driven by tremendous power in the unruly period. Commodus, a preteen, tossed everyone who made fun of him to feed wild animals. His vicious behavior increased with time as did his inhumane deeds. He became the cruelest Roman Emperor.
According to one horrifying legend, Commodus was a 12-year-old kid who, after taking a cold bath, became so furious that he ordered the bathkeeper to be tossed into the furnaces, which was the most heinous deed. Only because of the fast thinking of a fellow slave who threw a sheepskin onto the furnace in place of the unfortunate housekeeper was her life saved. The smell of smoke persuaded the future emperor that the crime of a bath that wasn't hot enough had been rightfully avenged.
He also carried out numerous experiments. Commodus practiced on live patients when he was younger because he aspired to be a surgeon. He once used scalpels to cut into an obese man's tummy to examine what was within. His professors just had to observe, even provide a hand. Any instructor who was uncooperative was designated as the subject of an experiment.
