Battle of Ctesiphon (165)

Battle of Ctesiphon (165)
	Part of the Parthian war of Lucius Verus
Date	165
Location	Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia
Result	Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Empire	Parthian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Avidius Cassius	Vologases IV
Strength
Capable of raising many soldiers	Capable of raising many soldiers
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

The Battle of Ctesiphon in 165 AD was part of the wider Roman-Parthian War. 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.^[1]

^ Eggenberger, David (2012-03-08). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. Courier Corporation. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-486-14201-2.

[1] Eggenberger, David (2012-03-08). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. Courier Corporation. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-486-14201-2.

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