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	Pescennius Niger
		Lucius (or Gaius) Pescennius Niger was born in Aquinum, a modest provincial town in Italy, between 135 and 140.
		Although Pescennius was no longer a young man, he seems to have done his job excellently and must have impressed the emperor, because he was accepted as senator with the rank of a former praetor.
		Pescennius tried to flee to his ally, the Parthian king Vologases, but he was intercepted by the soldiers of Severus before he could cross the Euphrates.
	www.livius.org /pen-pg/pescennius/niger.html (1714 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Pescennius Niger
		Niger was made a suffect consul, probably in the late 180s, and he was sent as governor to the important province of Syria in 191.
		Niger was a well-known and well-liked figure to the Roman populace.
		Niger was ultimately unable to make himself the true avenger of Pertinax, and his roughly one-year control of the eastern provinces never qualified him to be reckoned a legitimate emperor.
	www.roman-emperors.org /pniger.htm (970 words)

	Pescennius Niger
		After the death of Pertinax the prætorian guards proclaimed Didius Julianus emperor; the troops in Britain elected Clodius Albinus; those on the Danube chose Lucius Septimius Severus; and the soldiers in Syria elected the governor of that province, Caius Pescennius Niger Justus.
		Niger himself now hastened to the scene but was defeated near Nicæa, with the result that most of the cities of the Province of Asia came into the hands of Severus.
		The possession of this city was decided by a battle fought south of Issus in which Pescennius Niger was defeated.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/p/pescennius_niger.html (370 words)

	Pescennius Niger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pescennius Niger was a tall though rather fat man. He possessed a booming voice with which, it is said, could be heard by troops a mile away, if the wind was right.
		Niger marched north to meet the foe but was beaten again at Issus in April AD 194.
		Fleeing, Niger reached Antioch to issue the command to evacuate the city in light of the arrival of Severus' troops, before he took flight towards Parthia.
	www.roman-empire.net /decline/pescennius.html (472 words)

	Detail Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pescennius was born to an Equestrian family in Italy.
		Niger was then appointed governor of Syria by Commodus, possibly through the influence of someone in the palace, for as the historian Dio stated, Niger was not a man of keen intelligence.
		Niger entrusted the fighting to his reliable general, Aemilianus, but was routed at Cyzicus.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=ROME1258 (376 words)

	Pescennius Niger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name "Niger" means "fl", contrasting him with one of his rivals for the throne, Clodius Albinus, whose name means "white".
		Niger was a governor of Syria who was proclaimed emperor by the eastern legions after the murder of Pertinax and the auctioning off of the imperial title to Didius Julianus.
		Niger was defeated at Cyzicus and Nicea (193) and then, definitively, at Issus (194); forced to retreat to Antioch, Niger was killed while attempting to flee to Parthia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pescennius_Niger (165 words)

	Severan AD 193 - 235, Ancient Roman coins - Calgary Coin Gallery
		Pescennius Niger may have had the upper hand, but was delayed in Antioch.
		The denarii of Pescennius Niger are normally struck on relatively base silver and will have slightly rough surfaces.
		Until recently all coins of Niger were considered rare, but in the past decade Niger denarii have been showing up in significant numbers from Balkan hoards, and prices are now significantly lower than they once were.
	www.calgarycoin.com /roman5.htm (1281 words)

	Featured Coin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pescennius was killed after less than two years; Septimius reigned for just under two decades.
		Judging from the number of dies used, coins of Pescennius Niger should be considerably more common than they are.
		Well struck, sound specimens do exist but the average coin of Pescennius Niger will not be up to the condition desires of many collectors.
	dougsmith.ancients.info /feac22.html (405 words)

	The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire V
		The mind of Niger was not capable of receiving this sudden tide of fortune; he flattered himself that his accession would be undisturbed by competition, and unstained by civil blood; and whilst he enjoyed the vain pomp of triumph, he neglected to secure the means of victory.
		Niger trifled away in the luxury of Antioch those irretrievable moments which were diligently improved by the decisive activity of Severus.
		As long as the power of Niger inspired terror, or even respect, they were educated with the most tender care, with the children of Severus himself; but they were soon involved in their father's ruin, and removed, first by exile, and afterwards by death, from the eye of public compassion.
	www.ccel.org /gibbon/decline/volume1/chap5.htm (6537 words)

	Gaius Pescennius Niger
		The rioters took over the Circus Maximus, from which they shouted for Niger to seize the throne.[[6]] The rioters dispersed the following day, but a report of their demonstration may well have arrived in the Syrian capital, Antioch, with the news that Pertinax had been murdered and replaced by Julianus.
		Severus had Niger's children captured and held as hostages, and a legion was sent to confront Niger's army in Thrace.[[7]]
		Eastern provincial governors now switched their loyalty to Severus, and Niger faced revolts even in Syria.[[8]] By late spring 194, the Severan armies were in Cilicia preparing to enter Syria.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/381265 (1046 words)

	Coins of the Roman Emperor Pescennius Niger (193-194 AD) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Born Caius Pescennius Niger between the years 135 and 140 AD.
		In April of 194 AD his army was defeated on the plains of Issus, the same place where Alexander the Great defeated the army of the Persian Darius.
		Niger fled towards the Euphrates after the battle was lost, but was captured and executed.
	www.treasurerealm.com /coinpapers/romanemperors/pescennius.html (152 words)

	Pescennius Niger
		Niger was the governor of Syria at the time of Pertinax's murder.
		Niger judiciously figured that his chances of defeating Severus in the open field were not good so he retreated at once back to Syria to await Severus on his own turf.
		Rev: VICTORIAEAVG - Pescennius Niger standing left on left, holding globe and sword, being crowned by Victory to right, holding palm.
	www.dirtyoldcoins.com /natto/id/niger.htm (829 words)

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		If Niger suddenly calls upon Jupiter for help in the battles for control of the empire, or he enlists "hope" to his cause, it is conceivable that Severus might feel he had to do the same.
		Niger, getting wind of this, had his troops proclaim him emperor(calling himself "the new Alexander"11), and Severus, who was governor of Pannonia didn't let the grass grow under his feet either and was proclaimed emperor by his troops as well.(April 9, 193.)
		But Niger very quickly lost the support of the city21(which was the hometown of Severus' wife Julia Domna.) One might therefore be tempted to explain the "shared" coin types as "spoils of war;" i.e., Emesa had first used the reverse dies in question to strike coins for Niger.
	intranet.dalton.org /groups/rome/coins.htm (1561 words)

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		By way of contrast, Pescennius Niger's AD 193 Antioch denarii used a wide range of reverse types and legends, some of which had never been used previously.
		Of the twenty three Niger types, only ten were NOT used by the Severans in their First Issue, and of these, several were used subsequently.
		Consequently, when in early AD 195 Septimius Severus continued his mopping-up operations against former allies and sympathisers of Pescennius Niger, and conducted a campaign in Mesopotamia, the mint was well aware that these activities had to be presented in the most heroic and flattering manner possible, so far as the coinage was concerned.
	intranet.dalton.org /groups/ROME/bickford.htm (2025 words)

	Asellius Aemilianus
		Asellius Aemilianus (193): Roman senator, governor of Asia, supporter of the emperor Pescennius Niger.
		Here, we find him in 193, when the emperor Pertinax was killed and civil war broke out between three men - Asellius' relative Clodius Albinus, the governor of Britain; the governor of Pannonia Superior Septimius Severus; and Pescennius Niger, Asellius' successor as governor of Syria.
		Asellius preferred the latter and was immediately sent to Cyzicus, on the southern shore of the Sea of Marmora, where he and a mixed corps of volunteers and legionaries would have to defend Asia and support Pescennius' European bulwark Byzantium.
	www.livius.org /as-at/asellius/aemilianus.html (419 words)

	LordBest's Roman Emperor and Empress Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pescennius Niger was declared emperor by his troops after the murder of Pertinax.
		Septimius Severus, after consolidating his own forces and taking Rome, marched upon Niger and defeated him three times.
		After a fourth in a final defeat at Issus, Niger fled towards Parthia but was overtaken and executed.
	lordbest.napoleonicmedals.org /gallerypniger.html (49 words)

	World history and events in 0193 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Septimus, Albinus & Pescennus Niger emerge as rival successors
		Septimus crushes Asellius Aemilianus in a battle for the throne of Rome
		Septimus crushes Asellius Aemilianus, supporter of Niger, in a battle for Rome
	www.badley.info /history/0193.year.html (234 words)

	Pescenius Niger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		3 Pescennius Niger, ut alii tradunt, modicis parentibus, ut alii, nobilibus fuisse dicitur, patre Annio Fusco, matre Lampridia, avo curatore Aquini, ex qua familia originem ducebat; quod quidem dubium etiam nunc habetur.
		6 A Commodo denique Pescennius consul declaratus Severo praepositus est, et quidem irato, quod primipilaribus commendantibus consulatum Niger mereretur.
		V. 1 Si Severo credimus, fuit gloriae cupidus Niger, vita fictus moribus turpis, aetatis provectae, cum in imperium invasit - ex quo cupiditates eius incusat -, proinde quasi Severus minor ad imperium venerit, qui annos suos contrahit, cum decem octo annis imperavit et octogesimo nono periit.
	www.gmu.edu /departments/fld/CLASSICS/sha.pesc.html (2087 words)

	Niger, - HRW WORLD ATLAS - Niger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Coin with image of Pescennius Niger (c) 1998 Princeton Economic Institute.
		Gaius Pescennius Niger was governor of Syria in the year 193 when he learned of
		Geographical and political facts, flags and ensigns of Niger.
	centeridea.com /?q=niger (175 words)

	Pescennius Niger, Roman Imperial Coins of, at WildWinds.com
		Pescennius Niger, Roman Imperial Coins of, at WildWinds.com
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		IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate head right / VICTORI-A-E AVG, Niger standing left, holding globe & sword hilt, crowned by Victory standing left behind him.
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/ric/pescennius_niger/i.html (798 words)

	Gaius Pescennius Niger - LoveToKnow 1911
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		GAIUS PESCENNIUS NIGER, governor of Syria under the emperor Commodus.
		Ori the death of Pertinax (A.D. 193), he was saluted emperor by the troops at Antioch, but unaccountably delayed marching on Rome until he learned that Septimius Severus, one of the rival claimants, had assumed the offensive.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Gaius_Pescennius_Niger (138 words)

	The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Clodius Albinus in Britain, Pescennius Niger in Syria, Pannonia and Dalmatia
		Success of Severus against Niger and against Albinus—Conduct of the two Civil Wars
		Death of Niger and Albinus—Cruel Consequences of the Civil Wars
	www.ccel.org /g/gibbon/decline/volume1/cntnt5.htm (193 words)

	Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery - Kaesarea Germanica
		Kaesarea Germanica (AD 193-194) AE 28 - Pescennius Niger – 65 viewsPescennius Niger, 193-194 AD.
		Kaesarea Germanica (AD 193-194) AE 24 - Pescennius Niger – 52 viewsPescennius Niger, 193-194 AD.
		An apparently unpublished reverse type for this series which honors the various gods of the Greek pantheon.
	www.asiaminorcoins.com /gallery/thumbnails.php?album=20 (221 words)

	EDUARDO DARGENT - Monedas Romanas - IMPERIO - PESCENNIUS NIGER
		EDUARDO DARGENT - Monedas Romanas - IMPERIO - PESCENNIUS NIGER
		PESCENNIVS NIGER (193 - 194 d.C.) usurper
		Pescennius Niger belonged to a family originating from Aquinum, he was appointed in 191 legatus of Syria (it's said because of his mediocrity) he represented a triple danger: military (he had 9 legions at his command), economic (obtaining support by Egypt), diplomatic (obtaining support by the Parts and by other eastern monarchs).
	www.grifomultimedia.it /adg/monrom/pescenniusniger.htm (347 words)

	Roman Coins of Pescennius Niger
		Pescennius Niger, April to 1 June 193 - March, April or May 194 A.D. Pescennius Niger was declared emperor by his troops after the murder of Pertinax.
		, Antioch mint, obverse IMP CAE [...] PES NIGER AVG, laureate head right; reverse ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma, helmeted, seated left on cuirass, holding spear and Victory; double struck, damaged dies; very rare; $450.00
		, Antioch mint, 193-194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVS AV (or similar), laureate head right; reverse BONAE SPEI, Spes advancing left holding flower and raising skirt;
	www.forumancientcoins.com /roman-coins.asp?vpar=426&pos=0 (242 words)

	Ancient Imports - Lot Info: #6750 VF/VF Pescennius Niger Denarius / Virtus
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		Date: 193-194 AD Obverse: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST, bust r.
	www.ancientimports.com /cgi-bin/lotinfo.pl?id=6750 (69 words)

	Archived Weblog Entry - 02/21/2004: "Following up on Byzantium, Pescennius Niger, and Septimius Severus" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Archived Weblog Entry - 02/21/2004: "Following up on Byzantium, Pescennius Niger, and Septimius Severus"
		02/21/2004 Archived Entry: "Following up on Byzantium, Pescennius Niger, and Septimius Severus"
		After siding with Pescennius Niger against the victorious Septimius Severus the city was besieged and suffered extensive damage in AD 186.
	www.llpoh.org /archives/00000964.html (615 words)

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