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Pertinax Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

The timeline game “Pertinax” challenges players to correctly place events in their proper chronological order, testing their knowledge of history and their ability to sequence events accurately.

  • Players must use their knowledge of historical events to place them in the correct order.
  • The game encourages critical thinking and problem-solving skills as players work to piece together the timeline.
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  • August 1, 126 AD: Birth of Pertinax
  • 144 AD: Pertinax joins the Roman military
  • 163 AD: Pertinax serves as a military tribune in Britain
  • 170 AD: Pertinax becomes a senator
  • 182 AD: Pertinax serves as the governor of Moesia
  • 185 AD: Pertinax becomes the governor of Dacia
  • 192 AD: Pertinax serves as the governor of Syria
  • December 31, 192 AD: Assassination of Commodus
  • January 1, 193 AD: Pertinax is proclaimed Emperor by the Senate
  • 193 AD: Pertinax introduces reforms to combat corruption
  • March 28, 193 AD: Pertinax faces opposition from the Praetorian Guard
  • March 28, 193 AD: Pertinax is assassinated by the Praetorian Guard
  • March 28, 193 AD: Didius Julianus purchases the throne at an auction
  • March 28, 193 AD: End of Pertinax's reign
  • March 28, 193 AD: Pertinax is deified by the Senate
  • June 1, 193 AD: Didius Julianus is overthrown by Septimius Severus
  • June 1, 193 AD: Pertinax is officially removed from the list of emperors
  • June 1, 193 AD: Severus becomes the new Emperor
  • 193 AD: Severus orders the execution of Pertinax's assassins
  • Ongoing: Pertinax is remembered as a just and upright ruler

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