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EPISODE · Oct 2, 2024 · 15 MIN

Empire for Sale - The Pax Romana Podcast 058

from The Pax Romana Podcast · host Professor Colin Elliott

After the assassination of Commodus, Pertinax, an experienced governor and military officer, steped up to take the purple. He was a fiscal conservative and a disciplinarian. But the Roman Empire had fundamentally changed, and his own praetorian guard soon removed him from office. he empire bizarrely veered towards an auction-like scenario, where two men vie for power through financial promises to the praetorians.

After the assassination of Commodus, Pertinax, an experienced governor and military officer, steped up to take the purple. He was a fiscal conservative and a disciplinarian. But the Roman Empire had fundamentally changed, and his own praetorian guard soon removed him from office. he empire bizarrely veered towards an auction-like scenario, where two men vie for power through financial promises to the praetorians.

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