Pescennius Niger

Pescennius Niger
Usurper of the Roman Empire
Aureus of Pescennius Niger, Antioch mint. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG.
Reign9 April 193 – May 194
PredecessorDidius Julianus
SuccessorSeptimius Severus
Bornc. 135/140
Roman Empire
Died194 (aged 53–59)
Roman Empire
Names
Gaius Pescennius Niger
Regnal name
Imperator Caesar Gaius Pescennius Niger Iustus Augustus
DynastyNone
FatherAnnius Fuscus
MotherLampridia

Gaius Pescennius Niger (c. 135 – 194) was a Roman usurper from 193 to 194 during the Year of the Five Emperors. He claimed the imperial throne in response to the murder of Pertinax and the elevation of Didius Julianus, but was defeated by a rival claimant, Septimius Severus, and killed while attempting to flee from Antioch.