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Pertinax

126 - 193

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Publius Helvius Pertinax (, PER-tin-ax; 1 August 126 – 28 March 193) was Roman emperor for the first three months of 193. He succeeded Commodus to become the first emperor during the tumultuous Year of the Five Emperors. Born the son of a freed slave, Pertinax became an officer in the army. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pertinax has received more than 2,596,067 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pertinax is the 444th most popular politician (down from 341st in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Italy (down from 165th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Italian Politician.

Pertinax is most famous for being the first emperor of Rome to be killed by a mob.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pertinax ranks 444 out of 15,577Before him are Feodor I of Russia, Clara Zetkin, Emperor Gaozu of Han, George I of Great Britain, Vitellius, and Miklós Horthy. After him are Guy of Lusignan, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Hongwu Emperor, Otho, Merneptah, and Babur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 126, Pertinax ranks 1 Among people deceased in 193, Pertinax ranks 1After him are Didius Julianus, Xiao He, Marcia, and Manlia Scantilla.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pertinax ranks 206 out of 4,668Before him are Pope Eugene IV (1383), Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Clement XIII (1693), and Vitellius (15). After him are Pope Clement IX (1600), Otho (32), Adriano Celentano (1938), Enrico Caruso (1873), Sergio Leone (1929), and Farinelli (1705).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Pertinax ranks 34Before him are Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Nerva (30), Galba (-3), Pompey (-106), Servius Tullius (-600), and Vitellius (15). After him are Otho (32), Lucius Verus (130), Didius Julianus (133), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Sonia Gandhi (1946), and Sergio Mattarella (1941).