Ctesiphon
a ruined city in Iraq, on the Tigris, near Baghdad: an ancient capital of Parthia.
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How to use Ctesiphon in a sentence
Both built themselves new capitals, the Persian in Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia; the Romans in Constantinople.
The sack of Ctesiphon was followed by its desertion and gradual decay.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonA little over half-way the line passes the remaining arch of the great hall of Ctesiphon.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltThe battle of Cadesia and sack of Ctesiphon, the metropolis of Persia, decided the fate of that kingdom.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) | John William DraperThe successful valor of Julian had triumphed over all the obstacles that opposed his march to the gates of Ctesiphon.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon
Septimus Severus proceeds against the Parthians; he besieges and captures Ctesiphon.
British Dictionary definitions for Ctesiphon
/ (ˈtɛsɪˌfɒn) /
an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
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