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.
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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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