Battle of Nicaea

Battle of Nicaea
	; The Growth of Roman Power in Asia Minor
Location	Nicaea in Anatolia; (modern-day İznik, Bursa, Turkey)
Result	victory for Septimius Severus
Belligerents
forces of Septimius Severus	forces of Pescennius Niger
Commanders and leaders
Septimius Severus	Pescennius Niger

The Battle of Nicaea was fought in 193 between the forces of Septimius Severus and his eastern rival, Pescennius Niger.^[1] It took place at Nicaea in Asia Minor. Severus defeated his rival, and ended his bid for the Roman Empire the next year at Issus.

^ Barnes, T. D. (1967). "The Family and Career of Septimius Severus". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 16 (1): 87–107. ISSN 0018-2311.

[1] Barnes, T. D. (1967). "The Family and Career of Septimius Severus". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 16 (1): 87–107. ISSN 0018-2311.

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