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[–] PugJesus 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I believe they did receive the full donative, but Didius Julianus immediately devalued the currency once he was Emperor, so one imagines that if he did have the bribe in liquid assets before he took power, his finances were hurting pretty bad to have to pay it out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I love how many of these political intrigues and controversies from the Roman era could have as easily occurred in 300CE, 1000CE, 1500CE, 1900, 1950, 2000 or last year

[–] PugJesus 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Politics is truly timelessly shitty