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Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
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Septimius Severus
Roman emperor from 193 to 211
Lucius Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna, Libya in the Roman province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through the customary succession of offices under the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Severus was the final…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Roman usurper
Individuals who attempted to illegitimately gain power in the Roman Empire
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Clodius Albinus
Roman imperial pretender (c. 150 – 197 CE)
Decimus Clodius Albinus was a Roman imperial pretender between 193 and 197. He was proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania after the murder of Pertinax in 193. Initially Albinus cooperated with another contender for the throne, Septimius Severus, but the two…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Lugdunum
Battle between Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus (197)
The Battle of Lugdunum, also called the Battle of Lyon, was fought on 19 February 197 at Lugdunum, between the armies of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus and of the Roman usurper Clodius Albinus. Severus' victory finally established him as the sole emperor of the Roman Empire…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 19
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