Talk:Pertinax

Soldiers on Palatine Hill
Pertinax was not murdered by a mere uprising of soldiers on the Palatine hill, he was murdered by the Praetorians was he not? From all the historical accounts I have been able to observe, including modern accounts such as those from Gibbons, Pertinax was not simply executed by a mob of soldiers, but targeted from within the Praetorian ranks. Should his box not be changed to reflect the fact that he was murdered by the Praetorian Guard?

Change in Wording
I have slightly changed the wording of the events of March 193, and added some detail. Anthony.bradbury 12:10, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Fictional version of Pertinax
Should there be some mention made of the role played by Pertinax in an alternate history novel, Romanitas? In this, he survives assasination, and goes on to carry out many important reforms. WikiReaderer 21:48, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Duration of Reign
The article first states "[h]e was emperor for only 87 days" and later states "[h]is short reign (86 days) was an uneasy one". Gibbon has it as "86 days only after the death of Commodus", which would seem to possibly be 24 hour units rather than calendar days, as Commodus seems to have been killed near midnight and Pertinax was killed near noon. But the article should pick one.

216.77.227.14 21:51, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Image
Is that a Gorgoneion depicted on Pertinax' breastplate? --Steerpike (talk) 16:35, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Ethnic origin

 * Hello i wonder to ask about his ethnic origin, we know he was from Italy, but son of one freedman, so was his father of italian origin too? Or any slave from any other part of empire? Do we know it? Thanks--188.167.120.126 (talk) 19:23, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Due to his position in the Senate at this time in the Roman Empire, any origins as a slave/freedman for his ancestry are highly doubtful. HammerFilmFan (talk) 10:25, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Both Herodian and Dio Cassius (contemporary with Pertinax) state that he was the son of a freedman. This might not be a bar to advancement for a man with abilities, especially as his freedman father had made an advantageous marriage. Also, his father's owner would have taken an interest in the boy as was the custom at the time. Indeed Prtinax seems to have had a decent education and originally started out as a teacher before settling on the army. At each stage he would have had patrons helping him. 2A00:23C7:6B89:9101:ADCC:9738:93DC:CF52 (talk) 01:39, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Currency
The article says "He devalued the Roman currency dramatically, increasing the silver purity of the denarius from 74% to 87% — the actual silver weight increasing from 2.22 grams to 2.75 grams." But isn't this wrong? If he increased the purity of the silver coin, isn't that the exact opposite of devaluing? Leecharleswalker (talk) 21:55, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you, my mistake. cagliost (talk) 16:51, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Dynasty
Pertinax was emperor during the Severan Dynasty 50.78.14.145 (talk) 18:00, 19 January 2018 (UTC) Anonymous
 * No, he was not. 50.111.22.12 (talk) 00:48, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Clarification needed
In section "Emperor": "Ancient writers detail how the Praetorian Guard expected a generous donativum on his ascension, and when they were disappointed, agitated until he produced the money, selling off Commodus' property,[20] including the concubines and youths Commodus kept for his sexual pleasures": who sold off Commodus' property, the Praetorians or the emperor himself to produce the money? ditto for the youths. "The purple" - What is "the purple"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pintogrunt (talk • contribs) 06:35, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
 * "The purple" meant the office of Princeps, or later the 'emperor' - purple was the color reserved for the throne - the Roman tunic would reflect a large purple sash, cape, etc., depending on the garb. 50.111.22.12 (talk) 00:50, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Under aftermath
It says "he was assassinated..." and the bio doesn't say that he was. He = pertina x. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.135.96.134 (talk) 19:20, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

Historia Augusta ...
Far too much citing of this extremely skeptical work. Even when it coincides with Dio, it's not to be trusted. HammerFilmFan (talk) 10:27, 28 March 2023 (UTC)