Narcissus had worked for Commodus as a trainer out of his love for being a gladiator. Narcissus was employed by several high-ranking Roman senators to strangle the emperor in his sleep. Commodus was hated by the Roman government as well as by many Romans. He gave his name to several Roman monuments and even created a new calendar based on his likeness. He even renamed the senate the Commodian Fortunate Senate and the army was known as the Commodian army. Although his father was a great man and emperor, Commodus displayed many crazy and maniacal traits which proved that he was an ineffective man.