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Didius Severus Iulianus Augustus, Marcus
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AbstractMarcus Didius Severus Iulianus (PIR2D 77) became emperor following the murder of Pertinax on March 28, 193CEby the praetorian guard (Cass. Dio 74(73).8–10; Herodian 2.5;Hist. Aug. Pert. 10–11;seePraetorian Cohorts). The same praetorians declared Didius Iulianus emperor when he offered them a higher donative than Sulpicianus, the city prefect and father‐in‐law of Pertinax. Both Cassius Dio (74(73).11) and Herodian (2.6) portray the men as bartering with the soldiers in the praetorian camp for control of the empire, while theHistoria Augustabiographer gives a more neutral account (Hist. Aug.Did.Iul. 2.6–3.3). The choice of Iulianus as a successor to Pertinax may not have been haphazard. The later Latin writers – Victor (Aur. Vict.Caes. 18), Eutropius (8.16), and theHistoria Augustabiographer (Did.Iul. 3.7) – all state or, in the case of theHistoria Augusta, hint that Iulianus was involved in a plot to remove Pertinax, a possibility explored in recent scholarship (Appelbaum 2007). Iulianus called upon Cornelius Repentinus, his son‐in‐law, to replace Sulpicianus as city prefect (Hist. Aug. Did.Iul. 3.6). Iulianus may have been a distant relative of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, and he benefited from the patronage of Domitia Lucilla in his early career (Hist. Aug.Did.Iul. 1.3–4; Chausson 2000: 850). The career of Iulianus prior to becoming emperor is recounted in theHistoria Augustabiography (Did.Iul. 1.1–2.3). Epigraphic evidence (CILVI 1401, VIII 24094) generally supports and elaborates upon this account.
Title: Didius Severus Iulianus Augustus, Marcus
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AbstractMarcus Didius Severus Iulianus (PIR2D 77) became emperor following the murder of Pertinax on March 28, 193CEby the praetorian guard (Cass.
Dio 74(73).
8–10; Herodian 2.
5;Hist.
Aug.
Pert.
10–11;seePraetorian Cohorts).
The same praetorians declared Didius Iulianus emperor when he offered them a higher donative than Sulpicianus, the city prefect and father‐in‐law of Pertinax.
Both Cassius Dio (74(73).
11) and Herodian (2.
6) portray the men as bartering with the soldiers in the praetorian camp for control of the empire, while theHistoria Augustabiographer gives a more neutral account (Hist.
Aug.
Did.
Iul.
2.
6–3.
3).
The choice of Iulianus as a successor to Pertinax may not have been haphazard.
The later Latin writers – Victor (Aur.
Vict.
Caes.
18), Eutropius (8.
16), and theHistoria Augustabiographer (Did.
Iul.
3.
7) – all state or, in the case of theHistoria Augusta, hint that Iulianus was involved in a plot to remove Pertinax, a possibility explored in recent scholarship (Appelbaum 2007).
Iulianus called upon Cornelius Repentinus, his son‐in‐law, to replace Sulpicianus as city prefect (Hist.
Aug.
Did.
Iul.
3.
6).
Iulianus may have been a distant relative of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, and he benefited from the patronage of Domitia Lucilla in his early career (Hist.
Aug.
Did.
Iul.
1.
3–4; Chausson 2000: 850).
The career of Iulianus prior to becoming emperor is recounted in theHistoria Augustabiography (Did.
Iul.
1.
1–2.
3).
Epigraphic evidence (CILVI 1401, VIII 24094) generally supports and elaborates upon this account.
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