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    Ctesiphon (/ˈtɛsɪfɒn/ TESS-if-on; Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭩𐭮𐭯𐭥𐭭, Tyspwn or Tysfwn; Persian: تیسفون; Greek: Κτησιφῶν, Attic Greek: [ktɛːsipʰɔ̂ːn]; Syriac:...
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    first in Edessa and then transferred to the Persian capital of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in central Mesopotamia during the Roman conquest of Edessa. In the 9th...
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    Taq Kasra (redirect from Ctesiphon arch)
    called the Arch of Ctesiphon. It is located near the modern town of Salman Pak, Iraq. It was the facade of the main palace in Ctesiphon, and is the only...
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    d-Maḏenḥā) or the East Syriac Church, also called the Church of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the Persian Church, the Assyrian Church, the Babylonian Church or the...
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  • Ctesiphon was a city in Mesopotamia that was intermittently the capital of the Arsacid and Sassanid Empires. Ctesiphon may also refer to: Ctesiphon Arch...
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    The Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, also called the Council of Mar Isaac, met in AD 410 in Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian Sassanid Empire...
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  • The siege of Ctesiphon took place from January to March, 637 between the forces of Sasanian Empire and Rashidun Caliphate. Ctesiphon, located on the eastern...
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    121). During his days a bishopric was formally established at Seleucia-Ctesiphon. 5. Abris (Abres or Ahrasius) (121–148 AD) 6. Abraham (Abraham I of Kashker)...
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  • of Seleucia-Ctesiphon may refer to: the office of the Patriarch of the Church of the East the Patriarchal Province of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, an ecclesiastical...
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  • of Ctesiphon may refer to: Battle of Ctesiphon (116), under Roman Emperor Trajan Battle of Ctesiphon (165), under Lucius Verus Battle of Ctesiphon (198)...
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