Battle of Issus (194)

Battle of Issus
	Part of Year of the Five Emperors
Date	AD 194
Location	Issus, Asia Minor; (modern-day Kinet Höyük, Yeşilköy, Dörtyol, Hatay, Turkey)
Result	Severan victory
Belligerents
forces of Septimius Severus	forces of Pescennius Niger
Commanders and leaders
Publius Cornelius Anullinus	Pescennius Niger
Casualties and losses
	20,000 according to Cassius Dio

The Battle of Issus was the third major battle in AD 194 between the forces of Emperor Septimius Severus and his rival, Pescennius Niger, part of the Year of the Five Emperors. The Severan forces, commanded by Publius Cornelius Anullinus, won the battle, and Niger was captured and killed shortly afterwards. A triumphal arch commemorating the Severan victory was erected on the site of the battle.