Battle of Ctesiphon (363)

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The Battle of Ctesiphon (363) was a major late Roman–Sasanian clash during Emperor Julian’s Persian campaign, fought near the Sasanian capital and contributing to the eventual failure of his invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman–Sasanian War engagement ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle near Ctesiphon (363) ⓘ
belligerent Roman Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
campaignObjective capture or threaten Ctesiphon ⓘ
commander Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
conflict Roman Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
consequence contributed to failure of Julian's Persian campaign ⓘ
date 363 ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
followedBy Roman retreat up the Tigris ⓘ
death of Julian ⓘ
historicalPeriod Sasanian period ⓘ
late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Late Antiquity
location Mesopotamia ⓘ
near Ctesiphon ⓘ
militaryTheater Eastern Roman frontier ⓘ
near Sasanian capital Ctesiphon ⓘ
linked to: Ctesiphon
notableFor being fought close to the Sasanian capital ⓘ
its role in the failure of Julian's invasion of Persia ⓘ
opposingCommander Shapur II ⓘ
partOf Julian's Persian campaign ⓘ
Roman–Sasanian Wars ⓘ
precededBy Roman advance along the Euphrates ⓘ
primarySource Ammianus Marcellinus ⓘ
relatedEvent Siege of Ctesiphon ⓘ
result strategic failure for Roman invasion ⓘ
tactical Roman victory ⓘ

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Sasanian Empire → notableBattle → Battle of Ctesiphon (363) ⓘ
Julian the Apostate → campaign → Persian campaign of 363 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ctesiphon (363)
Battle of Ctesiphon (363) → alsoKnownAs → Battle near Ctesiphon (363) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ctesiphon (363)
Shapur II → notableBattle → Battle of Ctesiphon (363) ⓘ