PERTINAX

(Publius Helvius Pertinax)pûrˈtĭnăks, 126–193, Roman emperor (193), b. Liguria. Formerly a general, he reluctantly succeeded Commodus on the throne. Attempting to curb license in the Praetorian Guard, he was slain by a soldier, thus ending his brief reign of three months. Didius Julianus succeeded him.

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books on: Pertinax  - 452 results

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Septimius Severus: The African Emperor
Book by Anthony R. Birley; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Emperors--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--Lucius Septimius Severus, 193-211, Severus, Lucius Septimius--Emperor Of Rome--146-211
...5-8 Coins of Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Niger and Albinus...disillusioned grammaticus, Helvius Pertinax. 12 Then came Pontianus marriage...that he became acquainted with Helvius Pertinax who served in two posts there in the...
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The Roman Empire at Bay: AD 180-395
Book by David S. Potter; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Power (Social Sciences)--Rome, Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
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The Man of the World (1792)
Book by Charles Macklin; William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 1951
Subjects: Fiction
...with the author in the part of Sir Pertinax Macsycophant. Himself irascible and...Macklin resisted the pressure to allow Sir Pertinax to soften in the end and terminate the...thus preserving the toughness of Sir Pertinax consistently to the end, Macklin remained...
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The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine
Book by Pat Southern; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Rome--History--Constantine I, The Great, 306-337, Rome--History--Diocletian, 284-305, Rome--History--Period Of Military Anarchy, 235-284, Rome--History--Severans, 193-235
...2 Coin of Pertinax 27...governor of all of Asia. Publius Helvius Pertinax was the son of an exslave; after a varied...IV Scythicae in Syria, with Helvius Pertinax as governor. From 186-9 he governed Gallia...
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Puck of Pook's Hill
Book by Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Rackham; Doubleday, Page & Company, 1906
Subjects: Fiction
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journal articles on: Pertinax  - 4 results

 
 
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Thomas Drant's Rewriting of Horace
Journal article by Neel Mukherjee; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 40, 2000
Subjects: Drant, Thomas--Criticism, interpretation, etc., European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600, Horace--Translations and translating, Religious poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...of the poem is a dialogue between two papists, Pertinax and Commodus. Pertinax has left the catholic population at Louvain and...III Before moving on to the dialogue between Pertinax and Commodus in the fifth satire, "wholye altered...
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The Machiavellian Chiron: Appearance and Reality in 'The Prince.'
Journal article by James A. Arieti; CLIO, Vol. 24, 1995
Subjects: Machiavelli, Niccolo--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Politics and literature--Analysis, Renaissance--Literature, The Prince (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...army and people in control. The good Pertinax, who reigned after Commodus for only...one of the conspirators in the death of Pertinax. So it is not entirely true, as Machiavelli...to live with the honorable discipline Pertinax wanted to impose. But what kind of lesson...
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Kipling & the Native-Born
Journal article by Bart Moore-Gilbert; English Literature in Transition 1880-1920, Vol. 47, 2004
Subjects: Imperial Subjects, Imperial Space: Rudyard Kipling's Fiction of the Native-Born (Book)
...Fairies. Here McBratney ably discusses the native-born Romans, Pertinax and Parnesius, whom he considers to be allegorical of Creole...like Kim or Strickland. Similarly, the fact that Parnesius and Pertinax support a rebel leader bent on usurping power in the imperial...
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"References," "Cross-References," and Notions of History in Kipling's Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies
Journal article by Lisa A.F. Lewis; English Literature in Transition 1880-1920, Vol. 50, 2007
Subjects: Authors, English--Works, English literature--Criticism and interpretation, English writers--Works, Kipling, Rudyard--Works, Puck of Pook's Hill (Collection)--Criticism and interpretation, Rewards and Fairies (Collection)--Criticism and interpretation
...writes to Parnesius that he should not heed defeatist rumours, Pertinax comments: "He writes as a man without hope." (20) The oral...Parallels have often been drawn between Parnesius and his friend Pertinax in Puck of Pooks Hill and British subalterns on the Indian...


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magazine articles on: Pertinax  - 4 results

 
 
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The Other Kiss
Magazine article by Alexander Cockburn; The Nation, Vol. 271, September 4, 2000
Subjects: Bush, George W.--Political activity, Command of troops--Political aspects, Defense spending--Political aspects, Gore, Albert, Jr.--Political activity, United States--Political aspects
...beside his prospective ecstasies with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In AD 193 the Roman Praetorian Guard murdered the Emperor Pertinax and proceeded to auction off the imperial throne to the highest bidder. Until this year the most strenuous emulation of this...
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Rome's Dark Night of Tyranny: When the Republic Fell, Rome Entered the Dark Decline of Empire. Only after Centuries of Misery under Predominantly Tyrannical Emperors Did Rome Finally Meet Its End
Magazine article by Steve Bonta; The New American, Vol. 21, February 7, 2005
Subjects: Roman culture--Analysis, Roman culture--History
...usually by violence. For each tolerable ruler--a Diocletian, Pertinax, Constantine, or Julian--there were a dozen monsters, such...wounds during the retreat from Ctesiphon, the Persian capital. Pertinax, who followed Commodus, seems to have been a genuinely virtuous...
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Gladiator and the Myths of Rome: T.P. Wiseman Looks at the Development of the Myth of Ancient Rome, Derived from the Way Its History Has Been Seen
Magazine article by T.P. Wiseman; History Today, Vol. 55, April 2005
Subjects: Gladiator (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Roman Empire, 30 BC-476 AD--History, Rome, Italy--History, Rome, Italy--Myths and legends
...back. What really happened in AD 193 was that Commodus was assassinated in a palace plot, and his successor, a senator called Pertinax, was murdered by the Praetorian Guard who then put the empire up for auction to the highest bidder. That makes a great story...
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The National Strikes Gold: Nicholas Hytner Brings Ben Jonson's London Bang Up to Date in a Fine Staging
Magazine article by Rosie Millard; New Statesman, Vol. 135, September 25, 2006
Subjects: The Alchemist (Play)--Theater reviews, Theater--Theater reviews
...learn how to quarrel, and is given a masterclass in African-American trash talk; and most of all, Tim McMullan, who plays Sir Pertinax Surly, who is the only person to see through the scam, and yet who is ultimately trounced. Yet The Alchemist is not a grim...


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newspaper articles on: Pertinax  - 5 results

 
 
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Blood, Feathers and a Car Called Festival
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 9, 2006
Subjects: Festivals
...Not much use but, as an art student, Pertinax is not the sort of boy who can distinguish...only that the young are not observant: Pertinax opined that the Festival was red or perhaps...Humphrey Lyttelton, but I trust young Pertinax not to have pulled my leg. If anyone...
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Throw a Gorilla's Birthday Party? It's a Piece of Cake; (1) Many Ape-Y Returns: Kivu Prepares to Tuck in to His Special Treat (2) Your Caring, Sharing Kivu: The Kindly Birthday Boy Makes Sure Craig and Lee Enjoy Generous Slices (3) Cakewalk: Kivu and Kiondo Cling to Craig Gilchrist (4) Make a Wish, Now: The Five 'Candles' Were Made from Carrots (5) Crumbs, That Was Nice: A Thank-You Kiss for Lee Haley
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 6, 2007
...oldest gorilla, the massivesilverback Pertinax. There were concerns that they would...tolerant ofthe youngsters. Mr Gilchrist said Pertinaxs laidback behaviour had helped the two...Western gorillas was set up in April 1997.Pertinax, one of the original members, is now...
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PICK OF THE BOX; Cathy's Trouble and Strife
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 20, 2000
...young gorillas have bonded, so now its time to introduce the silverback Pertinax back into the group. Keeper Craig Gilchrist is concerned about what might happen when Pertinax reasserts his authority over the four boys. Mambe is proving the main...
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Holidays: Bay of Plenty; You Want Beaches, Tourist Attractions and Accommodation You Can Trust - but You're Afraid of Flying. KEITH PERRY Discovers the Simple Solution Is to Stay at Home - and Sample England's Very Own Riviera
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), July 10, 2005
...off apart from a route to the home, which had glass walls to allow us to see them up close. After watching a spat between Pertinax and one of the younger members of the group, I was able to stand just inches from the amazing giant without him being able...
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The Devil of a Deal; Hellbound Ch5, 9.00pm - 10.50pm
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), March 18, 2000
...rather be. Meanwhile, there are changes afoot at the ape centre, home to Rick and Avali the young gorillas, and the silverback Pertinax. Theyre planning to introduce two new males from Jersey and Twycross to make their pad a true bachelor venue. Craig Gilchrist...


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encyclopedia articles on: Pertinax  - 5 results

 
 
1.
Pertinax
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
PERTINAX (Publius Helvius Pertinax)pur tinaks, 126 193, Roman emperor (193), b. Liguria. Formerly a general, he reluctantly succeeded Commodus on the throne. Attempting to curb license in the Praetorian Guard, he was slain by a soldier, thus...
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Didius Julianus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
DIDIUS JULIANUS (Marcus Didius Salvius Julianus)di de s joolea n s, d. 193, Roman emperor (193). He was consul under Pertinax , on whose death the Praetorian Guard received bids for the position of emperor. Didius bid highest and became emperor. Two...
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Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus), Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...193 211), b. Africa. He was campaigning in Pannonia and Illyria when the emperor Commodus was murdered. His successor, Pertinax , lasted three months before he too was assassinated. The Pretorian guards arranged the succession of the weak Didius Julianus...
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Commodus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...himself. Many plots to assassinate him failed, but eventually, on the order of his advisers, he was strangled by a wrestler. Pertinax succeeded him. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press...
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Rulers of the Roman Empire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Lucius Verus, adopted by Antoninus Pius; ruled jointly Marcus Aurelius, 161 69 Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius, 180 92 Pertinax, proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard, 193 Didius Julianus, bought office from the Praetorian Guard, 193 Severus...


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