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Battle of Nicaea

Battle of Nicaea was a battle fought in AD 193 at Nicaea, in what is now Turkey. The recorded result: victory for Septimius Severus.

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"The Growth of Roman Power in Asia Minor" from The Historical Atlas by en:William Robert Shepherd, 1923. Accessed from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histor
"The Growth of Roman Power in Asia Minor" from The Historical Atlas by en:William Robert Shepherd, 1923. Accessed from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histor. en:William Robert Shepherd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 193
WhereNicaea, Turkey40.429N, 29.719E
Outcomevictory for Septimius Severus
BelligerentsForces of Septimius SeverusagainstForces of Pescennius Niger

Record

DateAD 193 (year precision)
PlaceNicaea, Turkey
40.429N, 29.719E
KindBattle, ancient
Battle of NicaeaBattle of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicéeSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaBursaEskişehirAdapazarıİzmitBalıkesirZonguldakBoluKütahya100 km40.429N, 29.719E
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 6 times between AD 193 and 1328.

Elsewhere in AD 193

Battle of Nicaea 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 Q2451436, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nicaea, revision 1370451714, 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.