Battle of Ctesiphon (198)

Siege of Ctesiphon, relief on the Arch of Septimius Severus

Date	198
Location	Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia
Result	Roman victory^[1]

Belligerents

Roman Empire

Parthian Empire

Commanders and leaders

Septimius Severus

Vologases V

Roman–Persian Wars

Roman–Parthian Wars

Roman–Sasanian wars

Byzantine–Sasanian wars

The Battle of Ctesiphon was fought between the Roman and Parthian empires. The Roman emperor Septimius Severus, faced by fierce resistance, succeeded in sacking the Parthian capital, and also deported some of its inhabitants.^[2]

References

Sources

Daryaee, Touraj (2010). "Ardashir and the Sasanians' Rise to Power". Anabasis: Studia Classica et Orienta. University of California: 236–255.
Kröger, Jens (1993). "Ctesiphon". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 4. pp. 446–448.

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