In 193 AD, Roman Emperor Pertinax was assassinated by his Praetorian Guards, who then sold the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
AD: Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
The Senate chooses the capable but ill-fated Pertinax, as the Praetorian Guard covets the riches of Didius Julianus. Clodius Albinus asserts his legitimacy through lineage, Septimius Severus ...