The British legions, still resentful after Marcellus's harshness, mutinied under the new governor Pertinax (the future emperor). They tried to kill him and appointed a man called Priscus as emperor — who had the sense to refuse. Pertinax survived (just) and suppressed the mutiny, but asked to be relieved of his command. The episode shows how volatile the British army had become by the late 2nd century.
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