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Ctesiphon

[ tes-uh-fon ]

noun

  1. a ruined city in Iraq, on the Tigris, near Baghdad: an ancient capital of Parthia.


Ctesiphon

/ ˈtɛsɪˌfɒn /

noun

  1. an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc , it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Both built themselves new capitals, the Persian in Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia; the Romans in Constantinople.

The sack of Ctesiphon was followed by its desertion and gradual decay.

A little over half-way the line passes the remaining arch of the great hall of Ctesiphon.

The battle of Cadesia and sack of Ctesiphon, the metropolis of Persia, decided the fate of that kingdom.

The successful valor of Julian had triumphed over all the obstacles that opposed his march to the gates of Ctesiphon.

Septimus Severus proceeds against the Parthians; he besieges and captures Ctesiphon.

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