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Didius Julianus

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Didius Julianus (Marcus Didius Salvius Julianus) (dĭ`dēəs jlēā`nəs), d. 193, Roman emperor (193). He was consul under Pertinax Pertinax (Publius Helvius Pertinax) (pûr`tĭnăks), 126–193, Roman emperor (193), b. Liguria.
..... Click the link for more information. , on whose death the Praetorian Guard received bids for the position of emperor. Didius bid highest and became emperor. Two months later he was murdered when Septimius Severus Severus or Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (sĕptĭm`ēəs sēvē`rəs)
..... Click the link for more information. , who would not recognize him, bought the support of the Praetorian Guard. Severus succeeded him.
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