At 29 , he took over more of the reins of power , though he continued to rule through a cabal consisting of Marcia , his new chamberlain Eclectus , and the new praetorian prefect Quintus Aemilius Laetus , who about this time also had many Christians freed from working in the mines in Sardinia .
Commodus continued to rule through a cabal , which now consisted of Marcia , his new chamberlain Eclectus , and the new praetorian prefect Quintus Aemilius Laetus , who about this time also had many Christians freed from working in the mines in Sardinia .