Two men competed for the prize.
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Two men competed for the prize. Titus Flavius Sulpicianus, Pertinax's father-in-law, bid 20,000 sesterces per guard. But then Didius Julianus, a wealthy senator, shouted out a higher offer: 25,000 sesterces per soldier—a total of over 250 million sesterces. The empire had a new emperor. Full video — The Auction of a Crown: When Power Was Bought: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uteaMMCV5xw
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