Talk:Pertinax/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Iazyges (talk · contribs) 06:02, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Will start soon. Iazyges  Consermonor   Opus meum  06:02, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Criteria
GA Criteria:
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 * 1.a   ✅
 * 1.b   ✅
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 * 2.c   ✅
 * 2.d   ✅
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 * No DAB links   ✅
 * No dead links   ✅
 * No missing citations    Missing citations for:
 * This currency reform did not survive his death.
 * thus protecting them from the aftermath of his own assassination. He did however appoint his father-in-law Titus Flavius Claudius Sulpicianus as Praefectus urbi of Rome.
 * This is in marked contrast to Dio's opinion of both Pertinax's predecessor Commodus and successor Julianus.
 * Machiavelli considered Pertinax's attempt to reform a soldiery that had become "accustomed to live licentiously" a mistake, as it inspired their hatred of him, which led to his overthrow and death


 * The issue of missing citations will need to be addressed, but article is otherwise in good shape. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  06:46, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * re-pinging. -- Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  14:57, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I have added a citation from Machiavelli's The Prince. Векочел (talk) 17:08, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Prose Suggestions
Please note that all of these are suggestions, and can be implemented or ignored at your discretion.
 * He fought in the war with the Parthians during the 160s, and success there led to higher-ranking positions in both the military and political spheres, including provincial governor and urban prefect. Suggest:
 * He fought in the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166, where his success led him to be promoted to higher-ranking positions in both the military and political spheres, leading to him achieving the rank of provincial governor and urban prefect.
 * He was also a member of the Roman Senate, where he was a contemporary of the historian Cassius Dio. Suggest:
 * He was a member of the Roman Senate, serving at the same time as the historian Cassius Dio.
 * His historical reputation has largely been a positive one, following the assessment of Dio.
 * His historical reputation has largely been a positive one, in line with the assessment of Dio.
 * He tried to quell the unruly soldiers there but one legion attacked his bodyguard. I believe this should be legionary, unless the entire legion did in fact attack him.
 * That is all my suggestions, passing now. -- Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  04:10, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Removal of unreliable source

 * Pinging to inform you I have removed citations using Canduci, because it is an unreliable source. I've marked removals with a CN template, so adding new citations/culling content should be easy. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  19:33, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Omissions
I'm surprised that there is no mention of his wife, Flavia Titiana the daughter of Titus Flavius Claudius Sulpicianus. (See Historia Augusta, "Pertinax", 5.4; "Didius Julianus" 2.4). This alliance would have confirmed his admission into Senatorial ranks, & based on this alone is worth mentioning. ISTR Flavia & Pertinax had a daughter, but I cannot find any source to confirm that. -- llywrch (talk) 18:38, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Historia Augusta is notoriously unreliable, I'd be wary of accepting any statement made by it as fact. Hemiauchenia (talk) 22:01, 24 May 2022 (UTC)