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en-wikipedia-org-1091		Pescennius Niger - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2331	332	60	Severus now marched from Rome to the east, sending his general Tiberius Claudius Candidus ahead of him.[14] Niger, having made Byzantium his headquarters, gave Asellius Aemilianus the task of defending the southern shore of the Sea of Marmara.[14] As Severus approached, he offered Niger the opportunity to surrender and go into exile, but Niger refused, trusting in the outcome of a military encounter.[3] In the fall of 193, Candidus met Aemilianus in battle at Cyzicus, resulting in Niger's forces being defeated as well as the capture and death of Aemilianus.[15] Byzantium was now placed under siege, forcing Niger to abandon the city and retreat to Nicaea.[14] The city remained loyal to Pescennius Niger, and it would take Severus until the end of 195 to finally capture Byzantium.[16] Southern, Pat. The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine, Routledge, 2001 http://www.roman-emperors.org/pniger.htm Meckler, Michael L, "Pescennius Niger (193-194 A.D.)", De Imperatoribus Romanis (1998)	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1091.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1091.txt