Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Didius Julianus is remembered as the man who bought the Empire, but what is less talked about is the fact that he seems to have had all the necessary experience of becoming a decent Roman Emperor.

Pertinax was the son of a manumitted slave who was proclaimed Emperor of Rome. after Commodus misrule of the Empire.

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Narration by: Alexander Dobby
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Intro: 0:00
Early Life and Career - Chapter I: 0:36
The Auction of The Empire - Chapter II: 3:35
Emperor - Chapter III: 5:38
The Three Revolts - Chapter IV: 8:41
Final Thoughts - Epilogue: 12:22


Music:
Claim of Thrones - RKVC
Symphony of the Cold-Blooded - Christian Andersen
Phoenix - Scott Buckley
The Legend of Narmer - WombatAoisesAudio
The Empty Moons of Jupiter - DivKid





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