Clodius Albinus
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Decimus Clodius Albinus was a Roman imperial pretender between 193 and 197. He was proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania after the murder of Pertinax in 193. Initially Albinus coop
Bust in the Capitoline Museums, Rome
Coin of Clodius Albinus
Year of the Five Emperors
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The Year of the Five Emperors refers to AD 193, in which five men claimed the title of Roman emperor: Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus, and Septimius Severus. This year sta
Clodius Albinus
…pretender between 193 and 197. He was proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania after the murder of Pertinax in 193 (known as the "Year of the Five Emperors"). Initially Albinus cooperated with another contender for the throne, Septimius Severus, but the two turned on each other in 196 and commenced a civil…
Bust in the National Museum of the Union in Romania, possibly of Pertinax
Septimius Severus at Glyptothek, Munich