Northern Africa, 19 Apr 193: Year of Five Emperors
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Political map of Northern Africa on 19 Apr 193 (Rome and Northern Africa: Year of Five Emperors), showing the following events: Bucolic War; Avidius Cassius’ Revolt; Mauri War of 177; Principate of Didius Julianus; Pescennius Niger; Septimius Severus.

R o m a n E m p i r e

N o r t h w e s t e r n

B a n t u

Parthian
Empire

Pescennius
N i g e r

N i l o t i c

p e o p l e s

E a s t e r n
B a n t u

Sao
civilization

C u s h i t i c

p e o p l e s

W e s t e r n
B a n t u

Septimius Severus

Clodius
Albinus

C h a d i c p e o p l e s

A t l a n t i c

Armenia(Niger infl.)

Persis(Parth. client)

Agisymba?(Garam. claim)

↓Rhapta(Ḥim.)

Albania(Niger infl.)

Iberia(Niger infl.)

(Azores)(uninh.)

Gorgades?
(Cape Verde)(uninh.)

(Madeira)(uninh.)

Fortunate Islands?(uncon.)

Africa
Proconsularis(R. sen.)

Crete
&
Cyrenaica(Niger)

Mauretania
Tingitana(R. imp.)

Discorida(Ḥaḑ.)

Atrop.(Parth. client)

Osr.(Niger infl.)

Corsica
&
Sardinia

Bosp.(R. client)

Margiana(Parth. client)

Qahtan &
Madhhij

Bithynia
& Pontus

Syria
Palestina

Mauretania
Caesariensis(R. imp.)

Characene(Parth. client)

Elymais(Parth. client)

Lycia &
Pamphylia

Sarapion(Ḥim.)

Rhysaddir?(M.T.)

Portus Ferresanus(R. Egypt)

172–173Egyptians revolt
under Isodorus

Apr–Jul 175Avidius Cassius
leads Syria and
Egypt in revolt

177Mauri invasion of
Baetica repulsed

28 Mar–1 Jun 193Didius Julianus
briefly rules
Roman Empire

9–19 Apr 193Pescennius Niger
proclaimed
emperor in Syria

11 Apr 193Septimius Severus
proclaimed emperor
in Pannonia

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