Imperator Caesar Publius Helvius Pertinax Augustus[4]
Father
Helvius Successus
Roman imperial dynasties
Year of the Five Emperors (AD 193)
Chronology
Pertinax
193
Didius Julianus
193
Pescennius Niger
193–194
Clodius Albinus
193–197
Septimius Severus
193–211
Succession
Preceded by Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Followed by Severan dynasty
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Publius Helvius Pertinax (/ˈpɜːrtɪnæks/, PER-tin-ax; 1 August 126 – 28 March 193) was Roman emperor for the first three months of 193. He succeeded Commodus to become the first emperor during the tumultuous Year of the Five Emperors.
Born the son of a freed slave, Pertinax became an officer in the army. He fought in the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166, where his success led to higher positions in both the military and political spheres. He achieved the rank of provincial governor and urban prefect. He was a member of the Roman Senate, serving at the same time as the historian Cassius Dio.
Following the death of Commodus, Pertinax was proclaimed emperor. He instituted several short-lived reform measures, including the restoration of discipline among the Praetorian Guard. This led to resistance that culminated in Pertinax's assassination by the Guard. Pertinax would later be deified by the emperor Septimius Severus. His historical reputation has been largely positive, in line with Cassius Dio's assessment.
^Pertinax Inv. 1914 n. 202. Uffizi Digitization Project.
^Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae 5842, 5845.
^Elliott, Simon (2020). Pertinax: The Son of a Slave Who Became Roman Emperor. Greenhill Books. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-78438-526-2.
^Cooley, Alison E. (2012). The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy. Cambridge University Press. p. 494. ISBN 978-0-521-84026-2.
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