Battle of Ctesiphon (198)

Battle of Ctesiphon (198)
Part of the Roman-Persian Wars
Siege of Ctesiphon, relief on the Arch of Septimius Severus
Date 198 Location Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia Result Roman victory[1]
Belligerents
Roman Empire	Parthian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Septimius Severus	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.^[2]