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Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (133/137 - 193)

Alias Marcus Aurelius

Roman Emperor from March to June 193 who purchased his position from the Praetorian Guard. One of five emperors in the Year of the Five Emperors. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199545568.001.0001/acref-9780199545568-e-2159?rskey=ahGPUM&result=1 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didius_Julianus Authority - ancient
 Relevant locations: Residence at Rome, Italy
 Relationships: Didia Clara (-fl. 193) was a daughter of Didius Julianus
Manlia Scantilla (-fl. 193) was a wife of Didius Julianus
References in Documents:
18th-c coin catalogue (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16d)
Didius Julianus"> Coins of Didius Iulianus. none ...........
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 15 Coins of Did., Julianus 1, Pesc. Niger 1, Sept. Severus 3, Caracalla 1, Jul. Mammea 1, Alex. Severus 3, Gordianus 3, vide N° 459., 460., 465., 468., 495., 530., 549., 558., 570, 571., 578, 579, and 581 13