Conflict: | Battle of Ctesiphon (198) |
Partof: | the Roman-Persian Wars |
Date: | 198 |
Place: | Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia |
Result: | Roman victory |
Combatant1: | Roman Empire |
Combatant2: | Parthian Empire |
Commander1: | Septimius Severus |
Commander2: | Vologases V |
The Battle of Ctesiphon was a battle fought between the Roman and Parthian empires. The Roman emperor Septimius Severus, faced by fierce resistance, succeeded in sacking the Parthian capital, and also deported some of its inhabitants.