Didius Julianus

Reece Period attributed: Period 10

Member of the 193-197 dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 193 until .

After the death of Pertinax, the post of Emperor was essentially auctioned off by the Praetorian Guards to the highest bidder. Didius Julianus made them lavish promises and vowed revenge if they didn’t choose him.

Meanwhile, Severus was hailed as imperator near Vienna and began marching towards Rome. Desperately, Didius made him an offer of dual reign, but Severus didn’t need Didius’ support and continued his march on Rome. He was killed on the Palatine Hill and buried in a family tomb.

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• VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121896833

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Didius Julianus
• Full names:
  • Didius Julianus
• Title:
• Predecessor: Pertinax
• Successor: Septimius Severus
• Definition: Marcus Didius Julianus (/ˈdɪdiəs/; 29 January 133 or 137 – 2 June 193) was Roman emperor for nine weeks from March to June 193, during the Year of the Five Emperors. Julianus had a promising political career, governing several provinces, including Dalmatia and Germania Inferior, and defeated the Chauci and Chatti, two invading Germanic tribes. He was even appointed to the consulship in 175 along with Pertinax as a reward, before being demoted by Commodus. After this demotion, his early, promising political career languished. Julianus ascended the throne after buying it from the Praetorian Guard, who had assassinated his predecessor Pertinax. A civil war ensued in which three rival generals laid claim to the imperial throne. Septimius Severus, commander of the legions in Pannonia and the nearest of the generals to Rome, marched on the capital, gathering support along the way and routing cohorts of the Praetorian Guard Julianus sent to meet him. Abandoned by the Senate and the Praetorian Guard, Julianus was killed by a soldier in the palace and succeeded by Severus.
• Parents:
  • Father: Quintus Petronius Didius Severus
  • Mother: Aemilia Clara
• Birth place: Roman Italy, Mediolanum
• Death place: Rome, Roman Italy
• Spouse:
  • Manlia Scantilla
• Other title(s):
  • List of Roman emperors
  • List of Roman consuls
• Came After:
  • Clodius Albinus
  • Pescennius Niger
  • M. Flavius Aper II
  • T. Pomponius Proculus Vitrasius Pollio II
  • Septimius Severus
• Came before:
  • Lucius Calpurnius Piso (consul 175)
  • Publius Salvius Julianus
• Subjects on wikipedia:
  • Roman governors of Gallia Belgica
  • History of auctions
  • Roman governors of Dalmatia
  • 130s births
  • 193 deaths
  • Roman governors of Bithynia and Pontus
  • People executed by the Roman Empire
  • Executed Roman emperors
  • 2nd-century murdered monarchs
  • Military personnel from Milan
  • 2nd-century Roman emperors
  • Year of birth uncertain
  • Imperial Roman praetors
  • 2nd-century executions
  • Didii
  • Roman governors of Africa
  • Roman governors of Germania Inferior
  • Imperial Roman consuls