Ctesiphon

E134142

ancient city archaeological site

Ctesiphon was an ancient metropolis on the Tigris River that served for centuries as the principal capital of the Parthian and later Sasanian Persian empires.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Ctesiphon canonical	39
Seleucia on the Tigris	2
Seleucia-Ctesiphon	2
Ctesiphon region	1
Sasanian capital Ctesiphon	1
Seleucia-Ctesiphon region	1
ancient city of Ctesiphon	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Al-Mada’in ⓘ Madā’in ⓘ
battle	Battle of Qadisiyyah ⓘ surface form: Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
capturedBy	Emperor Carus ⓘ Julian the Apostate ⓘ surface form: Emperor Julian Septimius Severus ⓘ surface form: Emperor Septimius Severus Trajan ⓘ surface form: Emperor Trajan Roman Empire ⓘ
conqueredBy	Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
conqueredInYear	637 ⓘ
coordinateApprox	33.093°N 44.580°E ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
declinedAfter	founding of Baghdad ⓘ
flourishedInPeriod	1st century BCE ⓘ 1st century CE ⓘ late antiquity ⓘ
foundedBy	Parthian Empire ⓘ surface form: Parthians
foundedInCentury	2nd century BCE ⓘ
hadRole	administrative center ⓘ commercial hub ⓘ royal residence ⓘ
knownFor	Taq Kasra ⓘ large brick iwan ⓘ
languageUsed	Middle Persian language ⓘ surface form: Middle Persian Parthian language ⓘ
locatedIn	Mesopotamia ⓘ near modern Salman Pak ⓘ
locatedNear	Baghdad ⓘ
locatedOn	Tigris ⓘ surface form: Tigris River
nearbyCityFoundedBy	Baghdad ⓘ surface form: Baghdad – Abbasid Caliphate
notableBuilding	Palace of Khosrow I ⓘ
oppositeOf	Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
partOf	Parthian Empire ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ metropolitan area of Seleucia-Ctesiphon ⓘ
presentIn	The Royal Road ⓘ surface form: Sasanian royal road network
region	Lower Mesopotamia ⓘ
religionPracticed	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ
servedAs	capital of the Parthian Empire ⓘ capital of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ principal capital of Sasanian kings ⓘ winter capital of Parthian kings ⓘ
structureType	urban complex ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeList	Iraq ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Persians → capitalOfHistoricalEmpire → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Hellenistic period → majorCity → Ctesiphon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris

Assyrian Church of the East → historicalCenter → Ctesiphon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucia-Ctesiphon

Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 → capitalCaptured → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 → citySacked → Ctesiphon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris

Persian → historicalCapital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Parthian Empire → capital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Sasanian Empire → capital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucia-Ctesiphon

Sasanian Empire → religiousCenter → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) → near → Ctesiphon ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient city of Ctesiphon

Persia → hasCapitalHistorically → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Shapur I → capitalDuringReign → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Khosrow I → deathPlace → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Khosrow I → capital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Muslim conquest of Persia → capturedCity → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus → location → Ctesiphon ⓘ

On the Crown → defends → Ctesiphon ⓘ

On the Crown → hasCharacter → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Vologases IV of Parthia → capital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Vologases IV of Parthia → lostCity → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Capture of Ctesiphon (165) → location → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Capture of Ctesiphon (165) → captured → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Capture of Ctesiphon (165) → opponentCapital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas → helpedConquer → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Persian monarchy → capital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Dijlah → associatedWithAncientCity → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Taq Kasra → locatedIn → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Taq Kasra → associatedWithCity → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Mithridates I of Parthia → capitalUsed → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Seleucia-on-the-Tigris → locatedNear → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Seleucia-on-the-Tigris → nearbyTwinCity → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Mithridates II of Parthia → capitalCity → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Khosrow II → capitalDuringReign → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Hiddekel in some historical and religious texts → flowsThroughAncientCityRegion → Ctesiphon ⓘ

subject surface form: Hiddekel

this entity surface form: Ctesiphon region

Ardashir I → capitalEstablishedAt → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Ardashir I → diedIn → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Orodes II of Parthia → capital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Yazdegerd III → capitalDuringReign → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Yazdegerd III → coronationPlace → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Battle of Ctesiphon (363) → near → Ctesiphon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sasanian capital Ctesiphon

Phraates IV of Parthia → capital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Vologases I of Parthia → capital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Shapur II → deathPlace → Ctesiphon ⓘ

Shapur II → capital → Ctesiphon ⓘ

House of the Exilarchs → seat → Ctesiphon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucia-Ctesiphon region

Ancient Iran → capitalOfMajorState → Ctesiphon ⓘ