Ctesiphon

American  

[tes-uh-fon] / ˈtɛs əˌfɒn /

noun

1. a ruined city in Iraq, on the Tigris, near Baghdad: an ancient capital of Parthia.

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Ctesiphon British  

/ ˈtɛsɪˌfɒn /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

But after reaching the Persian capital of Ctesiphon, Julian’s army was effectively in retreat when the emperor suffered a mortal wound from a spear.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

At the royal court in Ctesiphon, the game was known as chatrang.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is a picture of one of the so-called Seven Wonders of the World, the Arch of Ctesiphon in Iraq.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

But Kannonen-futter was required for Ctesiphon, and down the river this pageant of dejected pacifists had to go.

From Caught by the Turks by Yeats-Brown, Francis

Therefore the Arabs designate the whole complex of towns which lay together around Seleucia and Ctesiphon and formed the residence of the Sassanids by the name Madāin, “the cities,”—their number is often given as seven.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various