KnowraYear of the Five EmperorsLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Year of the Five Emperors, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 2Related 1Narrower topic 2Compared with 1Praetorian GuardBroader topic: The Guard killed Pertinax and helped trigger the succession crisis.Septimius SeverusNarrower topic: Severus emerged as emperor from the succession crisis that began after Pertinax’s murder.Severan dynastyNarrower topic: Septimius Severus emerged from this succession crisis as the dynasty’s founder.Nerva–Antonine dynastyCompared with: The turmoil after Commodus contrasts with the dynasty’s earlier reputation for orderly succession.CaracallaRelated: Septimius Severus seized power in this crisis, establishing Caracalla’s dynastic inheritance.CommodusBroader topic: Commodus’s assassination opened the succession crisis that defined the following year.