battle, ancient

Battle of Ctesiphon

Name: Battle of Ctesiphon
Location: Ctesiphon, Iraq

Battle of Ctesiphon was a battle fought in AD 198 at Ctesiphon, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ctesiphon. It was part of the Roman–Parthian War of 195–198, which ran from AD 195 to AD 198. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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FoughtAD 198

WhereCtesiphon, Iraq33.094N, 44.581E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRoman victory

BelligerentsSeveran DynastyagainstParthian Empire

Part ofRoman–Parthian War of 195–198AD 195 to AD 198

Record

Date	AD 198 (year precision)
Place	Ctesiphon, Iraq 33.094N, 44.581E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Commanders	Septimius Severus	Vologases V

Placed at Ctesiphon; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Ctesiphon AD 637, same recorded site
Siege of Maiozamalcha AD 363, same recorded site
Siege of Ctesiphon AD 629, same recorded site
Battle of Ctesiphon AD 363, 0.8 km N
Battle of Ctesiphon 1915, 1.3 km W

In the same war

Before: Siege of Hatra AD 197

Elsewhere in AD 198

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Battle of Ctesiphon is one of 34 engagements of the 2nd century in the atlas and one of 206 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2671354, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ctesiphon (198), revision 1370437901, 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.