Pertinax
PUBLIUS HELVIUS, a Roman emperor; born in A. D. 126, the son of a freedman. He distinguished himself in the army, and attracted the attention of Marcus Aurelius, who elevated him to the consulate in 179. Duremployed in Britain and Africa, and fining the reign of Commodus, Pertinax was ally made prefect of Rome. After the murder of Commodus he was proclaimed emperor in 193, but in three months was murdered by the prætorian guards.
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