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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) , 161–192, Roman emperor (180–192), son and successor of Marcus Aurelius. In 180, reversing his father's foreign policy, he concluded peace with the German and the Sarmatian tribes and returned to his licentious
..... 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) , d. 193, Roman emperor (193). He was consul under Pertinax, on whose death the Praetorian Guard received bids for the position of emperor. Didius bid highest and became emperor.
..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him.

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