Greek & Roman Istanbul · event 7 of 9

193 AD

Post the death of Emperor Pertinax, the war of succession took place in which Septimius Severus won and ended up launching a three year long siege on Byzantium which completely ravaged the city.

The Greek & Roman era

  1. 7th Century BC
  2. 667 BC
  3. 512 BC
  4. 478 BC
  5. 64 BC
  6. 79 AD
  7. 193 AD
  8. 203 AD
  9. 324 AD

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