But when he reached Italy some men, acting on instructions, murdered him.
Edition :
Herodian. History of the Empire, Volume I: Books 1-4. Translated by C. R. Whittaker. Loeb Classical Library 454. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969.
Herodian. History of the Empire, Volume II: Books 5-8. Translated by C. R. Whittaker. Loeb Classical Library 455. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970.
Notes :
For the previous killing of his father, refer to: "The praetorian prefect Perennis is decapitated in the night on orders of Commodus for plotting a coup."
