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year of five emperors

2 matching events · November 28, 193 → January 1, 193

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Decisive Clash at Issus Battlefield

Issus · Iskenderun · Hatay Province · Turkey

The Battle of Issus was fought between the forces of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus and his rival Pescennius Niger. It marked a defining moment during the Year of the Five Emperors a...

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January 1, 193 Politics

Roman Senate's Brief New Emperor

Palatine Hill · Rome · Italy · Roman Empire

Pertinax was proclaimed Roman Emperor by the Senate following the assassination of Commodus. His accession marked a brief attempt to restore discipline and order in the empire after a per...

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