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Commodus takes the title Britannicus Maximus in 184 after British campaigning under his governors as received

Field success in Britain is governors’ and armies’ work; the emperor takes the victory title. In the causal graph this event strengthens Humanitarian Access, a driver that strengthens People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC) — a worsening welfare path.

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Context

Shared command with unnamed legates remains.

Commodus’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Livius dates Britannicus Maximus to 184. Field success in Britain is governors’ and armies’ work; the emperor takes the victory title. Later Deserters’ War and Pertinax’s British command are neighbouring. This is not a personal crossing to Britain in the standard file.

Why it matters

Britannicus Maximus is a frontier path of high confidence on the title year, low on Commodus’s unique operational authorship.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Commodus

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactCommodus takes the title Britannicus Maximus in 184 after British campaigning under his governors as received
    2. strengthensDriverHumanitarian Access
    3. strengthensIndicatorPeople Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC)
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 1 January 184 · verified

    Britannicus Maximus is a frontier path of high confidence on the title year, low on Commodus’s unique operational authorship.

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Livius — CommodusLivius.org · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — CommodusEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Livius records acceptance of Britannicus Maximus in 184. Britannica independently treats British titles inside the reign chronology.

Commodus did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. Governors fought; the emperor titled. Split from 186 British troop revolt.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorCommodus
  2. contributed toFactCommodus takes the title Britannicus Maximus in 184 after British campaigning under his governors as received
  3. strengthensDriverHumanitarian Access
  4. strengthensIndicatorPeople Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC)

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Factrail. (2026). Commodus takes the title Britannicus Maximus in 184 after British campaigning under his governors as received. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/com-britannicus-184

https://factrail.ai/facts/com-britannicus-184

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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