Sack of Seleucia (165)

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The Sack of Seleucia (165) was a devastating Roman assault and looting of the major Mesopotamian city of Seleucia on the Tigris during Lucius Verus’s eastern campaign, contributing to the city’s decline and the wider destabilization of the Parthian Empire.


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Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 notableBattle Sack of Seleucia (165)