Donativum
Imperial Donativa to the Praetorian Guard 14–193

Donativum

Section Title: Imperial Donativa to the Praetorian Guard 14–193
Table Section Text: None

Imperial Donativa to the Praetorian Guard 14 - 193

Year	Emperor	Provocation	Denarii

14	Augustus	Last will	250

31	Tiberius	Loyalty in Sejanus crisis	1,000

37	Caligula	Upon accession	500

41	Claudius	Upon accession	3,750

Annually	Claudius	Anniversary of accession to the throne	25

54	Nero	Accession	3,750

Pay for assassinations	500 or less

69	Galba	Promised by Nymphidius Sabinus, but not paid	7,500

69	Otho	Promised	1,250

69	Vitellius	Promised	1,250

69	Vespasian	Regular donativum	unknown

79	Titus	Regular donativum	unknown

81	Domitian	Considered doubling the donativum but opted for regular sum	unknown

96	Nerva	Regular donativum	unknown

98	Trajan	Regular donativum	unknown

117	Hadrian	Double normal sum	unknown

136	Hadrian	Regular donativum upon Aelius' adoption	unknown

138	Antoninus Pius	Regular donativum and upon daughter's marriage	unknown

161	Marcus Aurelius	Joint rule with Verus	5,000

180	Commodus	Regular donativum; second promised but unpaid	unknown

193	Pertinax	Forced to pay donativum of Commodus	3,000

193	Didius Julianus	Purchased the throne	7,250

193	Septimius Severus	Promised a donativum but paid less	250

Sentence(s)

The donativum was the Praetorians' auctioning of the Empire to Didius Julianus in 193.

final_sentence: The donativum was the Praetorians' auctioning of the Empire to Didius Julianus in 193.