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Emperor Julian's legions defeated the Sassanid army beneath the walls of Ctesiph
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May 29

Julian Defeats the Sassanids at Ctesiphon: Rome's Last Eastern Victory

Emperor Julian's legions defeated the Sassanid army beneath the walls of Ctesiphon, the Persian capital, but found the city's massive fortifications impregnable without siege equipment they had left behind. Julian chose to burn his fleet rather than let it fall to the Persians, then began a grueling retreat up the Tigris during which he was fatally wounded by a spear. His death ended the last Roman attempt to conquer Persia and marked the beginning of Rome's permanent strategic withdrawal from Mesopotamia.

May 29, 363

1663 years ago

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