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Also known as Publius Helvius Pertinax, Helvius Pertinax

Publius Helvius Pertinax ( ; 1 August 126 – 28 March 193) was Roman emperor for the first three months of 193, succeeding Commodus and becoming the first ruler of the turbulent Year of the Five Emperors.

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Publius Helvius Pertinax was a male politician, military personnel, and soldier in Ancient Rome. He held the positions of Roman emperor, Praefectus urbi, proconsul, and Roman governor. Born in Alba in 126, he died in Rome on March 28, 193, by homicide. His spouse was Flavia Titiana, and he had an unmarried partner, Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor. He was the father of Pertinax the Younger and belonged to the Helvia gens.

Pertinax spoke Latin and practiced the ancient Roman religion. He lived during the Roman Empire, Greco-Roman Egypt, and the Principate time periods. He is described in sources including The Catholic Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1882
Works
1

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Origin
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5 total works indexed

  1. Without Prejudice

    · 1967 · cited 9x

  2. Diplomacy, Old and New

    · 1945 · cited 6x

  3. WITHOUT PREJUDICE

    · 1963 · cited 4x

  4. Without Prejudice

    · 1966 · cited 4x

  5. Without Prejudice

    · 1967 · cited 3x

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Key facts

Royalty.image
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence (19676748662).jpg
Royalty.alt
White bust
Royalty.caption
Bust, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Royalty.succession
Roman emperor
Royalty.reign
1 January –
Royalty.predecessor
Commodus
Royalty.successor
Didius Julianus
Royalty.birth_date
1 August 126
Royalty.birth_place
Alba Pompeia, Italy
Royalty.death_date
28 March 193 (aged 66)
Royalty.death_place
Rome, Italy
Royalty.burial_place
Rome
Royalty.spouse
Flavia Titiana
Royalty.full name
Publius Helvius Pertinax
Royalty.regnal name
Imperator Caesar Publius Helvius Pertinax Augustus
Royalty.father
Helvius Successus

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Alba
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
soldier
Position held
Roman governor
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
Alba Iulia National Museum of the Union 2011 - Possible Statue of Roman Emperor Pertinax Close Up, Apulum.JPG
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Commons category
Pertinax
date of birth
0126-08-01
date of death
0193-03-28
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
praenomen
Publius
time period
Principate
manner of death
homicide
name in native language
Publius Helvius Pertinax
IPA transcription
ˈpɛr.t̪ɪ.naks
Commons Creator page
Pertinax
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Early life and career
  • Emperor
  • Rise to power
  • Reign and downfall
  • Aftermath
  • Historical reputation
  • In popular culture
  • References
  • Sources
  • Primary sources
  • Secondary sources
  • External links

Publius Helvius Pertinax ( ; 1 August 126 – 28 March 193) was Roman emperor for the first three months of 193, succeeding Commodus and becoming the first ruler of the turbulent Year of the Five Emperors.

The son of a freedman, Pertinax rose from modest origins through a military career. He distinguished himself in the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 and went on to hold a succession of governorships and senior commands. He also sat in the Roman Senate, where he was a contemporary of the historian Cassius Dio.

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