Who was the emperor Septimius Severus succeeded?
Marcus Aurelius
Didius Julianus
Commodus
Pescennius Niger
Answer
Septimius Severus succeeded Didius Julianus as emperor of Rome in 193. Severus was a soldier who had risen through the ranks of the Roman army, and he was popular with the troops. Julianus, on the other hand, was a wealthy senator who had been elected emperor by the Senate. He was not popular with the troops, and they quickly turned against him.
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