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099- What Evil Have I Done?

The History of Rome

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The Antonine Plague - The Defibulator

Pertinax was the son of a provincial paterfamilius. His uncle recommended him to marcus aurelius, but he wasn't on his list at the time. The antonine plague infected rome and forced Pertinax to flee for safety in africa. He would later be assigned to pro questorship in spain's senatorial province of bedica until his father died.

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