Septimius Severus Proclaimed Emperor

Date: April 9, 193 • Location: Rome, Italy

The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum.

Year 193 (CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius. The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.