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Pertinax (Publius Helvius Pertinax) (pûr`tĭnăks), 126–193, Roman emperor (193), b. Liguria. Formerly a general, he reluctantly succeeded Commodus Commodus (Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus) (kŏm`ədəs) ..... Click the link for more information. on the throne. Attempting to curb license in the Praetorian Guard, he was slain by a soldier, thus ending his brief reign of three months. Didius Julianus Didius Julianus (Marcus Didius Salvius Julianus) (dĭ`dēəs j ..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But Pertinax was created emperor against the wishes of the soldiers, who, being accustomed to live licentiously under Commodus, could not endure the honest life to which Pertinax wished to reduce them; thus, having given cause for hatred, to which hatred there was added contempt for his old age, he was overthrown at the very beginning of his administration. |
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