battle, ancient

Battle of Ctesiphon

Name: Battle of Ctesiphon
Location: Ctesiphon, Iraq

Battle of Ctesiphon was a battle fought in AD 263 at Ctesiphon, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ctesiphon. It was part of Odaenathus' Sasanian campaigns, which ran from AD 261 to AD 265. The recorded result: Sasanian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 263

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

OutcomeSasanian victory

BelligerentsSasanian EmpireagainstPalmyrene Kingdom; Roman Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofOdaenathus' Sasanian campaignsAD 261 to AD 265

Record

Date	AD 263 (year precision)
Place	Ctesiphon, Iraq 33.094N, 44.581E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Shapur I	Odaenathus

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

Battle of Ctesiphon is one of 97 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 206 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16209451, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ctesiphon (263), revision 1376621183, 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.