Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Ctesiphon: contested ground

The ground around Ctesiphon was fought over 6 times between AD 165 and 1915: 3 battles and 3 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of CtesiphonSiege of MaiozamalchaSiege of CtesiphonSiege of CtesiphonBattle of CtesiphonBattle of CtesiphonBattle of CtesiphonBaghdadNajafAl HillahKarbalaAl KutBaqubahAl FallujahIlam200 km33.096N, 44.581E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Ctesiphon, AD 165Siege of Maiozamalcha, AD 363Battle of Ctesiphon, AD 363Siege of Ctesiphon, AD 629Siege of Ctesiphon, AD 637Battle of Ctesiphon, 1915AD 1651915
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 165Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
AD 363Siege of MaiozamalchaMaogamalchaJulian's Persian expedition
29 May AD 363Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonJulian's Persian expedition
27 April AD 629Siege of CtesiphonCtesiphonSasanian civil war of 628–632
January AD 637Siege of CtesiphonCtesiphonMuslim conquest of Persia
22 November 1915Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonWorld War I

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.