This episode, we look at the life of the Roman Emperor who
really wanted to be a gladiator. Yes, Joaquin Pheonix himself -
Commodus: a perfect object lesson in what can happen when you give
absolute power to someone catastrophically incapable of wielding
it.
Faith in democracy in the Western World is on the decline. But what do the alternatives look like? Autocracy Now delves into the lives of historical dictators and autocrats, exploring what their stories can tell us about autocratic governments: using them as historical case studies in what can happen when one person gets absolute power.