Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus

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Roman–Parthian War military campaign

The Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus were a series of early 3rd-century Roman military expeditions in Mesopotamia that expanded imperial control and culminated in the capture and sacking of the Parthian capital Ctesiphon.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus canonical	1
Severan campaigns	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman–Parthian War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
aim	demonstrate imperial military prestige ⓘ punish Parthian support for Pescennius Niger ⓘ secure Roman control over Mesopotamia ⓘ
associatedWith	Severan dynasty ⓘ
chronology	first campaign in 195 ⓘ second campaign in 197–198 ⓘ
commandedBy	Septimius Severus ⓘ
conflictType	offensive war ⓘ
documentedIn	Cassius Dio’s Roman History ⓘ Herodian's History of the Roman Empire ⓘ surface form: Herodian’s History of the Roman Empire
endTime	198 ⓘ
followedBy	Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Sasanian conflicts
foughtBy	Parthian Empire ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
hasEffect	capture of Ctesiphon ⓘ creation of the province of Mesopotamia ⓘ expansion of Roman control in Mesopotamia ⓘ Siege of Ctesiphon ⓘ surface form: sack of Ctesiphon strengthening of Roman eastern frontier ⓘ weakening of the Parthian Empire ⓘ
historicalContext	reign of Septimius Severus ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Crisis of the Roman Empire’s second century end-phase ⓘ
involvedMilitaryUnit	Praetorian Guard ⓘ Roman legions from the Danubian frontier ⓘ auxiliary troops from eastern provinces ⓘ
languageOfSources	Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
location	Ctesiphon ⓘ Edessa ⓘ Lower Mesopotamia ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ Nisibis ⓘ Tigris River corridor ⓘ surface form: Tigris River region Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
notableEvent	annexation of northern Mesopotamian territories ⓘ reorganization of eastern provinces ⓘ siege and capture of Ctesiphon in 198 ⓘ
opposingCommander	Vologases V of Parthia ⓘ
partOf	Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Parthian conflicts history of Mesopotamia ⓘ history of the Roman Empire ⓘ
precededBy	civil wars of 193–197 ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ
significance	contributed to destabilization of Parthian rule before rise of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ last major Roman victory over the Parthian Empire before its fall ⓘ
startTime	195 ⓘ

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

Severan dynasty → notableEvent → Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus ⓘ

Legio II Adiutrix → participatedIn → Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Severan campaigns