given by hlflorlans of his life and a(fl;Ions. And 
among other indances of his bafe and infamous con- 
duct, he is faid to have demeaned himfelf to that 
degree, as to adl a part in mod of the public games, 
that were celebrated at Rome. Thus one of his di- 
verdons was to attack wild animals in the amphi- 
theatre j at which exercife he was fo expert, as never 
to mifs his aim in killing them, either with a javelin 
or an arrow (i). He would often combat with the 
gladiators, and was fo fond of that charader, that 
he adumed the name of one of them, who had been 
very famous (2). At other times he would adl as a 
charioteer in the Circus (3). He joined alfo in the 
athletic exercifes, and was at lad drangled by a 
champion, with whom he had formerly engaged (4). 
I do not find indeed, that he is ever mentioned by 
hidorians as a racer on a fingle horfe, which is the 
charadcr given him in the infcription ; as appears 
from Ifidore, who calls them equites fmgulareSy as 
didinguilhed from the defultcres (5). But that horfe 
racing was alfo one of his recreations, we learn 
from a pafiage in EHon Gaflius j who fais, that Corn- 
modus came once to Rome on a fuddain, when he 
was not expelled, and exhibited a race of thirty 
horfes in the fpace of two hours (6),. It is not im- 
probable therefore, that he might fometimes take a 
( 1 ) Herodian. in vit. cap. 13. 
(2) Ibid. Lamprid.'in vit. p. 50. edit. Parif. 1620, 
( 3) Lamprid. pag. 47, 
(4) ld. pag. S2- 
(^) Grig. Lib. xviii. cap. 35. 
(6) In vit. pag. 825. edit. Leunclav. 
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