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Crispina is banished and later killed on adultery charges as Dio prints it

Dio: Commodus put Crispina to death after anger over alleged adultery; both she and Lucilla had been banished to Capreae before execution. In the causal graph this event weakens Protection of Minority Rights, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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Context

Shared court enemies remain.

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

Dio: Commodus put Crispina to death after anger over alleged adultery; both she and Lucilla had been banished to Capreae before execution. Livius places Crispina’s exile in the late-reign cluster. Allegation of adultery remains allegation in a hostile literary file.

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. FactCrispina is banished and later killed on adultery charges as Dio prints it
    2. weakensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 1 January 188 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Livius — CommodusLivius.org · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Cassius Dio Book 73 (Loeb English) — CommodusLacusCurtius / University of Chicago · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Dio records Crispina’s banishment and killing. Livius independently notes her exile in the reign chronology.

Commodus did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. Allegation stays allegation. Split from 178 marriage.

Causal path

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

  1. ActorCommodus
  2. contributed toFactCrispina is banished and later killed on adultery charges as Dio prints it
  3. weakensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Crispina is banished and later killed on adultery charges as Dio prints it. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/com-crispina-exile-death

https://factrail.ai/facts/com-crispina-exile-death

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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