Palace at Ctesiphon

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• Ctesiphon — For other uses, see Ctesiphon (disambiguation). Coordinates: 33°05′37″N 44°34′50″E / 33.09361°N 44.58056°E / 33.09361; 44.58056 …   Wikipedia

• Ctesiphon — /tes euh fon /, n. a ruined city in Iraq, on the Tigris, near Baghdad: an ancient capital of Parthia. * * * Ancient city, central Mesopotamia. Located on the Tigris River, southeast of modern Baghdad, Iraq, it was first a Greek army camp opposite …   Universalium

• Siege of Ctesiphon — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Ctesiphon palace Taq i Kisra ruins. conflict=Siege of Ctesiphon partof=the Muslim conquest of Sassanid empire date= January March, 637 place= Ctesiphon, Iraq result=Decisive Rashidun victory territory= Ctesiphon… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Ctesiphon caption=Mesopotamian Front July–November 1915 partof=Mesopotamian Campaign (World War I) date=22 November, 1915 ndash; 25 November, 1915 place=Ctesiphon, present day Iraq result=Inconclusive… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Ctesiphon (363) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Ctesiphon (363) caption= partof=the Roman Persian Wars campaign= date=May 29, 363 place=Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia result=Tactical Roman victory, Strategic Persian victory combatant1=Roman Empire… …   Wikipedia

• Pearl Palace — Kakh e Morvarid Alternative names Kakh e Shams كاخ شمس General information …   Wikipedia

• Sassanid Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = Eranshahr ساسانیان conventional long name = Sassanid Empire common name = Sassanid Empire national motto = continent = Asia region = Persia country = Iran era = status = government type = Monarchy year start …   Wikipedia

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