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Ctesiphon

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Ingrid Luo, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Last modified Jul 24, 2022 10:17 PM History
An imperial capital of the Arsacid and Sassanid empire, this large ancient city originated at least as early as the third century BCE and declined in the eighth century of the modern era. It was located on the left bank of the Tigris river 35km south of what would later become modern Baghdad in Iraq. It was part of a complex network of settlements in the area, among which Seleucia (modern Vēh Ardašīr) also featured prominently. It was attacked, and sometimes occupied, by Roman forces multiple times.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893976

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urban area, settlement

Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 F4 Ctesiphon

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: al-Ma'aridh


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M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Ingrid Luo, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Ctesiphon: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893976> [accessed: 28 March 2024]

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