Andronikos I Komnenos
Some sources claim that the name Andronicus comes from Andronikos I Komnenos, a 12th-century Byzantine emperor, who shared Titus' proclivity for shooting arrows with messages attached. When Anthony Hopkins played a stylized version of the character in the 1999 film "Titus", he described the character as a combination of King Lear, Barney and Hannibal Lecter. Although Titus Andronicus is the main character, some productions have adapted the play to be seen through Young Lucius.