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Battle of Byzantium
193-196
193-196
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Wars of Emperor Severus

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When Emperor Septimius Severus marched east against Pescennius Niger, he left Marius Maximus to continue a siege of rebel Byzantium and pursued Niger into Asia. Following Niger’s defeat at Issus, his severed head was sent to the besieged people of Byzantium as a warning, but resistance continued. When Byzantium fell by storm, public buildings and defences were destroyed as punishment.


   
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