Battle of Ctesiphon (165)
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| Battle of Ctesiphon (165) | |||||||
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| Part of the Parthian war of Lucius Verus | |||||||
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| Roman Empire | Parthian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Avidius Cassius | Vologases IV | ||||||
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| Capable of raising many soldiers | Capable of raising many soldiers | ||||||
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| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||
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The Battle of Ctesiphon in 165 AD was part of the wider Roman-Parthian Wars. The Parthians had tried but failed to take Armenia in the previous years, but a Roman counter-attack saw them lay a successful siege and capture of Ctesiphon.
[edit] Aftermath
Like the previous invasion attempts, the Romans made no attempt at permanently occupying Ctesiphon. In the end, the Parthians managed to re-group. However, the Parthians were becoming steadily weaker, with more concessions given to the Roman Empire and the Parthian nobles and vassal kingdoms.
