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Battle of Cyzicus
194
194
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type of battle

war or event

Wars of Emperor Severus

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location

modern country

Emperor Septimius Severus took power in Rome (April 193), then marched against Pescennius Niger, ruler of Roman Asia. Recovering from defeat at Perinthus (191), Severus besieged Byzantium and sent General Tiberius Claudius Candidus across the Bosphorus against Niger’s proconsul, Asellius Aemilianus. At Cyzicus, south of the Sea of Marmara, Aemilianus was defeated and executed.


   
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