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The Battle of Issus was the third major battle, following the Battle of NicaeaBattle of Nicaea

The Battle of Nicaea was fought in 193 between the forces of Septimus Severus and his eastern rival, Pescennius Niger....
, in 194194

Events...
 between the forces of Emperor Septimus Severus and his rival, Pescennius NigerPescennius Niger

Pescennius Niger was a Roman usurper in the Eastern Roman Empire from 193 to 194....
, Roman governor of Syria who had been acclaimed Emperor by his troops, like Severus, following the death of PertinaxPertinax

Publius Helvius Pertinax, short-lived Roman emperor....
. Severus won decisively and Niger fled back to AntiochAntioch

Antioch on the Orontes , the Great Antioch or Syrian Antioch was an ancient city located on the eastern side of...
 and was later killed while attempting to flee to Parthia. The victory was attributed by historians HerodianHerodian

Herodian or Herodianus of Syria was a minor Roman civil servant who wrote a colourful Roman History in eight book...
 (Book 3) and Cassius Dio (Book 74) to the numerical advantage enjoyed by Severus (12 legions) compared to six or nine for Niger, even though the latter had created a large supporting force of auxiliaries from amongst the client kingdoms and allies of the East. While this concluded hostilities on the field between the two rivals for control of the East, the city of Byzantium withstood a siege by Severan troops until 196, possibly on the hope that a third rival to the principate, the governor of BritainRoman Britain Overview

Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410....
 Clodius AlbinusClodius Albinus

Decimus Clodius Albinus was a Roman usurper proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Spain upon the murder of Pertin...
, nominally allied with Niger, would defeat Severus in the West.






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194   Pescennius Niger, competitor of Septimius Severus for the Roman Empire, is defeated in three successive battles, the Battle of Cyzicus, the Battle of Nicaea and the Battle of Issus, and is killed outside Antioch by Severus' troops.






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The Battle of Issus was the third major battle, following the Battle of NicaeaBattle of Nicaea

The Battle of Nicaea was fought in 193 between the forces of Septimus Severus and his eastern rival, Pescennius Niger....
, in 194194

Events...
 between the forces of Emperor Septimus Severus and his rival, Pescennius NigerPescennius Niger

Pescennius Niger was a Roman usurper in the Eastern Roman Empire from 193 to 194....
, Roman governor of Syria who had been acclaimed Emperor by his troops, like Severus, following the death of PertinaxPertinax

Publius Helvius Pertinax, short-lived Roman emperor....
. Severus won decisively and Niger fled back to AntiochAntioch

Antioch on the Orontes , the Great Antioch or Syrian Antioch was an ancient city located on the eastern side of...
 and was later killed while attempting to flee to Parthia. The victory was attributed by historians HerodianHerodian

Herodian or Herodianus of Syria was a minor Roman civil servant who wrote a colourful Roman History in eight book...
 (Book 3) and Cassius Dio (Book 74) to the numerical advantage enjoyed by Severus (12 legions) compared to six or nine for Niger, even though the latter had created a large supporting force of auxiliaries from amongst the client kingdoms and allies of the East. While this concluded hostilities on the field between the two rivals for control of the East, the city of Byzantium withstood a siege by Severan troops until 196, possibly on the hope that a third rival to the principate, the governor of BritainRoman Britain Overview

Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410....
 Clodius AlbinusClodius Albinus

Decimus Clodius Albinus was a Roman usurper proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Spain upon the murder of Pertin...
, nominally allied with Niger, would defeat Severus in the West.