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PERTINAX by the same author Sea Eagles of Empire Empire State: How the Roman Military Built an Empire Septimius Severus in Scotland Roman Legionaries Ragstone to Riches Julius Caesar: Rome’s Greatest Warlord Old Testament Warriors PERT I NA X The Son of a Slave Who Became Roman Emperor SIMON ELLIOTT Greenhill Books Pertinax First published in 2020 by Greenhill Books, c/o Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, S. Yorkshire, S70 2AS www.greenhillbooks.com [email protected] ISBN: 978–1–78438–525–5 All rights reserved. © Simon Elliott, 2020 The right of Simon Elliott to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyrights Designs and Patents Act 1988. CIP data records for this title are available from the British Library Designed and typeset by Donald Sommerville Printed and bound in the UK by TJ International Ltd, Padstow Typeset in 10.7/15 pt Kuenstler 480 BT In memory of our friend Dino Monticoli, a fearsome warrior both on and off the wargaming tabletop. Remembered with love by your family and friends. Contents List of Plates ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The Early Life of Pertinax 15 Chapter 2 Background: The Principate Empire 32 Chapter 3 Background: The Principate Military 58 Chapter 4 A Life in the Legions 80 Chapter 5 Squadron Commander to Provincial Governor 101 Chapter 6 Emperor of Rome 131 Conclusion 177 Timeline The Roman Empire of the Second Century ad 194 References and Bibliography 204 Index 210 Map Provinces of the Roman Empire in the late 2nd century ad 38–39 Tables 1: Roman legions in the later 2nd century 66–67 2: Auxiliary Cohorts and Alae of the later 2nd century 71–72 3: Regional Fleets of the Roman Principate 73 Plates The bust of Pertinax in the Vatican Museum. The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome. Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus address their troops, detail on the Column of Marcus Aurelius. Roman cavalry, legionaries, marines and auxilia during the Marcomannic Wars, Column of Marcus Aurelius. Cavalry and auxilia in action, Column of Marcus Aurelius. Bust of Marcus Aurelius. Roman legionaries building a marching camp, Trajan’s Column. The ‘miracle of rain’ incident, as recorded on the Column of Marcus Aurelius. Roman legionaries in testudo formation, Column of Marcus Aurelius. The young Commodus. Mad, bad Commodus, whose assassination led to Pertinax becoming emperor. Stadium of Domitian in the imperial palace on the Palatine Hill in Rome. The Rome of Pertinax: the Flavian Colosseum, Forum Romanum and Palatine Hill. Principate Roman legionaries, detail from Trajan’s Column, Rome. Sarmatian armour and standards, Trajan’s Column. Sarmatian and Dacian trophies for Trajan, base of Trajan’s Column. Ruins of Ostia, the port of Rome. Roman merchant ship in a mosaic in Ostia Antica. Roman river war galley, from the legionary fortress at Mainz. [ ix ]
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