Pescennius Niger
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Pescennius Niger was a Roman general who briefly claimed the imperial throne during the civil wars of 193–194 CE before being defeated by Septimius Severus.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman general
ⓘ
Roman senator ⓘ Roman usurper emperor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| claimedTitle | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| cognomen | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| deathDate | 194 ⓘ |
| deathManner | killed after defeat in civil war ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedAt | Battle of Issus (194) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Roman Empire in the late 2nd century ⓘ |
| familyName | Pescennius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Gaius Pescennius Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gaius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedProvince | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
Roman consul
ⓘ
governor of Syria ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Principate ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Roman civil war of 193–194
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Year of the Five Emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
claiming the imperial throne after the murder of Pertinax
ⓘ
leading eastern forces against Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Historia Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Cyzicus (193)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Issus (194) ⓘ Battle of Nicaea (193) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Clodius Albinus
NERFINISHED
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Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity | 193–194 ⓘ |
| predecessorAsClaimant | Pertinax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Eastern Roman provinces ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 194 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 193 ⓘ |
| rivalClaimantTo |
Clodius Albinus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Didius Julianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionContext | Year of the Five Emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
city of Antioch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern provinces of the Roman Empire ⓘ province of Syria ⓘ |
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