Battle of Issus (194)

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Battle of Issus
Part of Year of the Five Emperors
DateAD 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
Unknown 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.