The Battle of Ctesiphon was a battle fought between the

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Parthian Parthian may be: Historical * A demonym "of Parthia", a region of north-eastern of Greater Iran * Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD) * Parthian language, a now-extinct Middle Iranian language * Parthian shot, an archery skill famously employed by ...

empires. The Roman emperor

Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus (; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through the customary suc ...

, faced by fierce resistance, succeeded in sacking the Parthian capital, and also deported some of its inhabitants.

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* * Ctesiphon 198 Ctesiphon Ctesiphon 2nd century in Iran 198 190s in the Roman Empire Sieges of Ctesiphon {{AncientRome-battle-stub