"Pertinax (/ˈpɜːrtɪnæks/; Latin: Publius Helvius Pertinax Augustus;[note 1] 1 August 126 – 28 March 193) was a Roman soldier and politician who was Roman Emperor for the first three months of 193.[note 2] 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. 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. He achieved the rank of provincial governor and urban prefect. He was a member of the Roman Senate, serving at the same time as the historian Cassius Dio." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)
