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    PERSONS.

  • DIDIUS JULIANUS, A rich Roman Senator.
  • SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, General of the Pannonian Legion.
  • CORNELIUS REPENTINUS, A fashionable young Roman of noble lineage.
  • LAETUS. Præfect of the Praetorian Guard.
  • ABASCANTUS. A Syrian freedman, treasurer to DIDIUS.
  • ECLECTUS, An Egyptian, Grand Chamberlain and Freedman of the Imperial Household.
  • PYLADES, A Greek Pantomime-dancer, the most famous of his time and Freedman of the Imperial Household.
  • NARCISSUS, A celebrated Athlete and Freedman of the Imperial Household.
  • GABBA, A dwarf.
  • MANLIA SCANTILLA, Wife to DIDIUS.
  • DIDIA CLARA, Daughter to DIDIUS.
  • MARCIA, Wife to ECLECTUS, formerly the favourite mistress of COMMODUS.
  • Prætorians, Pannonians, Tribunes, Slaves.