Didius Julianus: The Man Who Bought An Empire

Jan 21, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast

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Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Throughout the history of the Roman Empire, there were 96 men who are considered to have been Roman Emperors from August to the fall of the western emperor. Most of them came to power via being appointed by their predecessor, or through military conquest, or through good old-fashioned scheming and treachery. However, there was one man, however, who ascended to the title of emperor in a totally unique way. Learn more about Didius Julianus, and how he became Roman Emperor in an auction, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. -------------------------------- Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/ Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices