Pescennius Niger Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Pescennius Niger, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Roman Empire.

2 records193–1942 events1 places

Chronological biography

193

Assassination of Publius Helvius Pertinax193

Warfare / Civil War · Governor

Septimus, Albinus & Pescennus Niger emerge as rival successors. Pertinax is assassinated by the Pretorian Guard

194

Battle of Issus194

Warfare / Civil War · Governor · Issus

Severus crushes Niger, who claims to be Emperor

Titles and roles

Governor

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.