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Battle of Issus

Battle of Issus was a battle fought in AD 194 at Issus, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the list of Roman civil wars and revolts, which ran from 509 BC to AD 476. The recorded result: Severan victory.

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FoughtAD 194
WhereIssus, Turkey36.838N, 36.164E
OutcomeSeveran victory
BelligerentsForces of Septimius SeverusagainstForces of Pescennius Niger
Casualties and lossesUnknownand20,000 according to Cassius Dio
Part oflist of Roman civil wars and revoltsYear of the Five Emperors

Where it sits in the list of Roman civil wars and revolts

Battle of the Colline Gate, 82 BCBattle of Pistoria, 62 BCBattle of Forum Gallorum, 43 BCBattle of Locus Castrorum, AD 69Siege of Piacenza, AD 69Battle of Forum Julii, AD 69Battles of Bedriacum, AD 69First Battle of Bedriacum, AD 69Second Battle of Bedriacum, AD 69Battle of Rome, AD 69Siege of Byzantium, AD 193Battle of Issus, AD 194Battle of Lugdunum, AD 197Battle of Interamna Nahars, AD 25382 BCAD 253Battle of Issus, AD 194
14 placed engagements of the list of Roman civil wars and revolts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 194 (year precision)
PlaceIssus, Turkey
36.838N, 36.164E
KindBattle, ancient
Casualties and lossesUnknown20,000 according to Cassius Dio
Commanders
  • Publius Cornelius Anullinus
Battle of IssusBattle of IssusHeraclius' campaign of 622Battle of IssusBattle of AlexandrettaBattle of MariBattle of Amanus PassHeraclius' campaign of 622Battle of MariBattle of Amanus PassAleppoAdanaGaziantepTarsusSamandagiIcelKahramanmaraşIdlib100 km36.838N, 36.164E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 333 BC and AD 622.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 194

Battle of Issus is one of 34 engagements of the 2nd century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2170603, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Issus (194), revision 1370443884, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.