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Ctesiphon in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Ctesiphon in Persia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people363–363

Historical events in Ctesiphon

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5 March 363
Invasion of Persia
Shapur II · Rome War

Julian the Apostate reaches the Persian capital Ctesiphon

29 May 363
Battle of Ctesiphon
Shapur II · Rome War

2,500 Persians are killed to the cost of 70 Roman lives

16 June 363
Siege of Ctesiphon
Shapur II · Rome War

Julian the Apostate calls off the siege of Ctesiphon

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Persia and Ctesiphon. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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