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Battle of Ctesiphon

Battle of Ctesiphon was a battle fought in AD 165 at Ctesiphon, in what is now Iraq. It was part of the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166, which ran from AD 161 to AD 166. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Capable of raising many soldiers against Capable of raising many soldiers.

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FoughtAD 165
WhereCtesiphon, Iraq33.104N, 44.592E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstParthian Empire
Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy
Part ofRoman–Parthian War of 161–166AD 161 to AD 166

Where it sits in the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166

Siege of Edessa, AD 163Battle of Ctesiphon, AD 165Siege of Edessa, AD 165Battle of Dura-Europos, AD 165AD 163AD 165Battle of Ctesiphon, AD 165
4 placed engagements of the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 165 (year precision)
PlaceCtesiphon, Iraq
33.104N, 44.592E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthCapable of raising many soldiersCapable of raising many soldiers
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy
Commanders
  • Avidius Cassius
  • Vologases IV
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 165 and 1915.

In the same war

Battle of Ctesiphon is one of 32 engagements of the 2nd century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870814, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ctesiphon (165), revision 1376092056, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.