by WaystarRoyco
A 21st-century tech manager, accidentally thrust into the body of Emperor Commodus—yes, the infamous villain played by Joaquin Phoenix—has one goal: not to die like him.Armed with his wits and a hyper-intelligent AI on a solar-powered laptop, he must navigate the treacherous politics of ancient Rome. Everyone, including his own sister, expects the arrogant, decadent tyrant. Instead, they find a calculating reformer. But as he tries to avert the fall of the empire, he discovers that being a "good…
by CompassNorth
All Maximus has ever known is war. All Calliope has ever known is the comforts the palace.Both are orphans.Both are on a journey that will result in either death and love, or living heartlessly.Which path will they choose?P.S. This story is written in a way that sounds a lot like the movie 'Gladiator'. I assure you, though I took inspiration from it, this is not Gladiator fanfiction. The fact that my character Maximus is also the emperor's most trusted general and Commodus is still a key charact…
by Jhonny1972
Experience the history of the first nation to colonize planets as if it were a Portuguese caravel voyage in the 16th century or a British train journey in the 19th century, see the rise of a young prince in an alternate Roman Empire from some timeline the Romans discovered South America.And their future emperor, Titus Commodus Augustus, who will change the realpolitik of the world in the 21st century, thanks to the soul of a elite soldier of a private mining force of the 25th century, his former…