Who succeeded Pertinax after his death?
Marcus Aurelius
Didius Julianus
Septimius Severus
Commodus
Answer
Following the assassination of the short-lived Emperor Pertinax in 193 AD, the Praetorian Guard, the elite imperial bodyguard, auctioned the position of emperor to the wealthy senator Didius Julianus. Julianus' reign was marked by widespread unpopularity and political instability, as he struggled to maintain control of the restive legions and assert his authority over the empire.
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