Roman–Parthian War of 161–166

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Roman–Parthian War ancient war war

The Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 was a major conflict between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, marked by Roman campaigns in Armenia and Mesopotamia that temporarily expanded Roman influence in the East.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Parthian War under Lucius Verus	1
Parthian campaign of 161–166	1
Parthian invasion of Armenia	1
Roman campaign in Armenia (163)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman–Parthian War ⓘ ancient war ⓘ war ⓘ
belligerent	Parthian Empire ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
capitalCaptured	Ctesiphon ⓘ
cause	Parthian advance into Syria ⓘ Parthian capture of Edessa ⓘ Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Parthian invasion of Armenia
citySacked	Ctesiphon ⓘ surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
commander	Avidius Cassius ⓘ Lucius Verus ⓘ M. Claudius Fronto ⓘ Marcus Statius Priscus ⓘ Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
conflictBetween	Parthian Empire ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfArmenianCampaign	163 ⓘ
dateOfMesopotamianCampaign	164–165 ⓘ
dateOfRomanCounteroffensive	162 ⓘ
endTime	166 ⓘ
followedBy	Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Parthian War of 195–198
hasParticipant	Lucius Verus ⓘ Marcus Aurelius ⓘ Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
historicalPeriod	reign of Lucius Verus ⓘ reign of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
locatedIn	Armenia ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ surface form: Near East
militaryCampaign	Roman counteroffensive in Syria ⓘ Conquest of Mesopotamia ⓘ surface form: Roman invasion of Mesopotamia Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman reconquest of Armenia
notableBattle	Capture of Artaxata ⓘ Capture of Ctesiphon (165) ⓘ Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Roman campaign in Armenia (163) Sack of Seleucia (165) ⓘ Siege of Edessa (161–162) ⓘ
opposingMonarch	Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
partOf	Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Parthian conflicts
precededBy	Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Parthian War of 58–63
result	Roman victory ⓘ
significantEvent	Outbreak of Antonine Plague ⓘ Spread of disease from Near Eastern theater to Roman Empire ⓘ
startTime	161 ⓘ
territorialChange	Restoration of Roman influence in Armenia ⓘ Temporary Roman occupation of parts of Mesopotamia ⓘ
underMonarch	Lucius Verus ⓘ Marcus Aurelius ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 → cause → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthian invasion of Armenia

Avidius Cassius → conflict → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ

Marcomannic Wars → followed → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ

Lucius Verus → militaryConflict → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ

Marcus Aurelius → militaryConflict → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ

Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 → notableBattle → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman campaign in Armenia (163)

Pertinax → notableCampaign → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthian War under Lucius Verus

Lucius Verus → notableWork → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthian campaign of 161–166

Lucius Verus → notableWork → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ

Avidius Cassius → participatedIn → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ

Lucius Verus → participatedIn → Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ