, ▁which ▁originally ▁stood ▁in ▁Rome , ▁against ▁Camp ▁Half - B lo od ▁and ▁Apol lo ▁and ▁the ▁Greek ▁dem ig ods ▁defend ▁the ▁camp ▁against ▁it . ▁ ▁Emperor ▁Com mod us ▁- ▁Com mod us ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁ant agon ist ▁of ▁The ▁Dark ▁Prop he cy ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁main ▁ant agon ists ▁in ▁The ▁T yr ant ' s ▁T omb ▁alongside ▁Cal ig ula ▁and ▁Tar quin . ▁The ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁N erva - Ant on ine ▁dynast y , ▁Com mod us ▁asc ended ▁as ▁em peror ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁good ▁looks ▁and ▁mus cul ature , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁nick named ▁the ▁" New ▁Her cules ". ▁In ▁later ▁life , ▁he ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁dict atorial ▁and ▁par ano id ▁as ▁he ▁sus pected ▁that ▁people ▁would ▁over throw ▁him . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁prefer ences ▁for ▁gl adi atorial ▁batt les ▁and ▁would ▁buy ▁slaves ▁and ▁ex otic ▁animals ▁to ▁fight ▁to ▁the ▁death . ▁Event ually , ▁Apol lo , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁affair , ▁assass in ated ▁him ▁while ▁taking ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁N arc iss us , ▁his ▁wrest ling ▁partner . ▁As ▁a ▁god , ▁he ▁re igned ▁as ▁the ▁Emperor ▁of ▁the ▁Middle , ▁r uling ▁from ▁a ▁base ▁at ▁Indian apolis . ▁He ▁sends ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁men , ▁including ▁a ▁kid n apped ▁Georg ie , ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁Oracle ▁of ▁Tro phon ius