Battle of Ctesiphon (198)

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Battle of Ctesiphon (198)
Part of the Roman-Persian Wars
Date 198
Location Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Empire Parthian Empire
Commanders
Septimius Severus Vologases V
Strength
Capable of raising many soldiers Capable of raising many soldiers
Casualties and losses
Heavy Heavy
v • d • e
Roman-Persian Wars
Carrhae – War of 58–63 – Ctesiphon (165) – Ctesiphon (198) – Nisibis – Resaena – Misiche – Barbalissos – Edessa – Singara – Amida – Ctesiphon (363) – Samarra – Anastasian War – Iberian War – Lazic War – War of 572–591 – Antioch – Jerusalem – Alexandria – Chalcedon – Issus – Sarus – Constantinople – Nineveh


The Battle of Ctesiphon was another successful capture of the severely weakened Parthian capital by Roman forces under Septimus Severus. Unlike previous captures, the Parthians were unable to recover fully from this one. In 224 AD, after numerous concessions to the Romans and vassal Kingdoms, a Sassanid king overthrew the Parthians and started the Byzantine-Parthian Wars.