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Capture of Ctesiphon

Name: Capture of Ctesiphon – Roman Empire factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Roman Empire · House / House of 5 Good Emperors. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

116–165Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

116

Marcus Ulpius Trajan116

Ctesiphon · House / House of 5 Good Emperors

Roman forces take the Parthian capital Ctesiphon.

165

Avidius Cassius165

Ctesiphon · House / House of 5 Good Emperors

Captures Ctesiphon during the Roman-Parthian War.

Names involved

Avidius CassiusMarcus Ulpius Trajan

Provenance

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