After whose death was Pertinax proclaimed emperor?
Marcus Aurelius
Julius Caesar
Septimius Severus
Commodus
Answer
Following the assassination of Emperor Commodus, the Praetorian Guard auctioned off the throne to the highest bidder, resulting in the proclamation of Pertinax as the new emperor. Pertinax attempted to reform Rome's finances and restore discipline to the Praetorian Guard, but his efforts proved unpopular, and he was assassinated after a mere eighty-six days of rule.
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