Commodus really did have a sister named Lucilla, and, as depicted in the movie, she hated him. Lucilla was married to the co-emperor, Lucius Verus. Lucilla plotted to have Commodus assassinated, but Commodus had her exiled for the plot and later executed.
A provision in a loan or bond removing it as a liability on a balance sheet if cash or a portfolio is set aside for debt service. Usually defeasance occurs when a borrower owns a portfolio of Treasury securities, the coupons of which are used to service a debt. When the borrower has set aside sufficient assets to cover the debt, the debt does not need to be recorded on a balance sheet.
Sorry to hear about your job loss. Deferment and forbearance options are possible for most private student loans as well as federal student loans. Deferment and forbearance questions and applications are usually managed by your loan servicer. For most loans from College Loan Corporation, the loan servicer is ACS.