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The Battle of Nicaea was fought in 193193

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

Pescennius Niger was a Roman usurper in the Eastern Roman Empire from 193 to 194....
. It took place at NicaeaIznik Summary

Iznik is a city in Turkey which is known primarily as the site of two major meetings in the early history of the Christian c...
 in Asia Minor. Severus defeated his rival, and ended his bid for the Roman Empire the next year at IssusFacts About Battle of Issus (194)

The Battle of Issus was fought as a result of the Emperor's previous victory at the Battle of Nicaea, in 194 between the for...
.

The battle took place in the context of the Year of the Five EmperorsYear of the Five Emperors

The Year of the Five Emperors refers to 193, in which there were five claimants for the title of Roman Emperor....
, a tumultuous period in the Roman EmpireRoman Empire

The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government....
 when Emperor PertinaxPertinax

Publius Helvius Pertinax, short-lived Roman emperor....
 was assassinated by the Praetorian Guards. The Praetorian Guards then held an auction for the throne, which was won by Didius JulianusDidius Julianus

Marcus Severus Didius Julianus was emperor of the Roman Empire from 28 March until 1 June 193....
, who became emperor. The auction was unpopular, and Septimus Severus and Pescennius Niger, the governor of SyriaSyria (Roman province)

Syria was a Roman province, conquered in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of his military presence after pursing victory in...
 (as well as Clodius AlbinusClodius Albinus Summary

Decimus Clodius Albinus was a Roman usurper proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Spain upon the murder of Pertin...
, the governor of BritainRoman Britain

Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410....
) all claimed the Roman imperial throne after the auction.

Severus marched to Rome and had Didius decapitated, then marched to meet Pescennius in battle.






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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 Nicaea was fought in 193193

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

Pescennius Niger was a Roman usurper in the Eastern Roman Empire from 193 to 194....
. It took place at NicaeaIznik Summary

Iznik is a city in Turkey which is known primarily as the site of two major meetings in the early history of the Christian c...
 in Asia Minor. Severus defeated his rival, and ended his bid for the Roman Empire the next year at IssusFacts About Battle of Issus (194)

The Battle of Issus was fought as a result of the Emperor's previous victory at the Battle of Nicaea, in 194 between the for...
.

The battle took place in the context of the Year of the Five EmperorsYear of the Five Emperors

The Year of the Five Emperors refers to 193, in which there were five claimants for the title of Roman Emperor....
, a tumultuous period in the Roman EmpireRoman Empire

The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government....
 when Emperor PertinaxPertinax

Publius Helvius Pertinax, short-lived Roman emperor....
 was assassinated by the Praetorian Guards. The Praetorian Guards then held an auction for the throne, which was won by Didius JulianusDidius Julianus

Marcus Severus Didius Julianus was emperor of the Roman Empire from 28 March until 1 June 193....
, who became emperor. The auction was unpopular, and Septimus Severus and Pescennius Niger, the governor of SyriaSyria (Roman province)

Syria was a Roman province, conquered in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of his military presence after pursing victory in...
 (as well as Clodius AlbinusClodius Albinus Summary

Decimus Clodius Albinus was a Roman usurper proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Spain upon the murder of Pertin...
, the governor of BritainRoman Britain

Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410....
) all claimed the Roman imperial throne after the auction.

Severus marched to Rome and had Didius decapitated, then marched to meet Pescennius in battle. Severus had previously defeated Pescennius at the Battle of Cyzicus (193)Battle of Cyzicus (193)

The Battle of Cyzicus was fought in 193 between the forces of Septimus Severus and his rival for the empire, Pescennius Nige...
 in Asia Minor.