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Assassination of Publius Helvius Pertinax

Roman Empire · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
193Date range
3Named people
0Places

Chronological records

193

Claudius Albinus193

Warfare / Civil War

Septimus, Albinus & Pescennus Niger emerge as rival successors. Pertinax is assassinated by the Pretorian Guard

Pescennius Niger193

Warfare / Civil War

Septimus, Albinus & Pescennus Niger emerge as rival successors. Pertinax is assassinated by the Pretorian Guard

Septimus Severus193

Warfare / Civil War

Septimus, Albinus & Pescennus Niger emerge as rival successors. Pertinax is assassinated by the Pretorian Guard

Names involved

Claudius AlbinusPescennius NigerSeptimus Severus

Provenance

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