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Roman Empire
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January 1 —Pertinax is proclaimedRoman Emperor .
* Due to a lack of money in the Imperial treasury, Pertinax is forced to suspend the food programs established byTrajan .
* Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which was wrecked underCommodus , and to reestablish discipline in the army. The latter provokes the ire of thePraetorians .
*March 28 —Roman Emperor Pertinax isassassin ated by members of thePraetorian Guard , who then sell the throne in anauction toDidius Julianus .
*April 9 —Septimius Severus is proclaimedRoman Emperor by the army inIllyricum (in theBalkans ). TheSeveran dynasty starts.
* Before entering Rome, Severus avenges the death of Pertinax by disarming and sacking the Praetorian guard. Prior to this, the Praetorian guard was staffed with recruits fromItaly , from now on it will be staffed by members drawn from the provincial legions.
*June 1 — Roman Emperor Didius Julianus isassassin ated in his palace.
* Septimius Severus finally gains control of the Roman Empire, after eliminatingPescennius Niger and Didius Julianus.Clodius Albinus also claims the Empire.
*Counterfeiting workshops begin to appear throughout the Roman Empire.
* This is theyear of the Five Emperors .Asia
* Last (4th) year of "
Chuping " era of the ChineseHan Dynasty .Births
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Luo Tong , general underSun Quan of Wu (d.228 )Deaths
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March 28 — Roman EmperorPertinax (assassinated) (b.126 )
*June 1 — Roman EmperorDidius Julianus (assassinated)
* Liu Yu, general of theHan Dynasty
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