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Capture of Ctesiphon
Captures the capital of Parthia & reaches the Persian Gulf
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Ctesiphon in Roman Empire. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Captures the capital of Parthia & reaches the Persian Gulf
Roman forces take the Parthian capital Ctesiphon.
Captures Ctesiphon during the Roman-Parthian War.
Captures the Parthia capital
Julian the Apostate reaches the Persian capital Ctesiphon
2,500 Persians are killed to the cost of 70 Roman lives
Julian the Apostate calls off the siege of Ctesiphon
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