Marcus Aurelius Cleander
Roman chamberlain
Years: 145 - 190
Marcus Aurelius Cleander (died 190), commonly known as Cleander, is a Roman freedman who gains extraordinary power as chamberlain and favorite of the emperor Commodus, rising to command the Praetorian Guard and bringing the principal offices of the Roman state into disrepute by selling them to the highest bidder.
His career is narrated by Dio Cassius, Herodian and the Historia Augusta.
