"Capable of raising many soldiers" . . "Parthian Empire" . "Roman Empire" . "Battle of Ctesiphon (165)"@en . "Heavy" . . . "The Battle of Ctesiphon in 165 AD was part of the wider Roman-Parthian Wars. The Parthians had tried but failed to take Armenia in the previous years, but a Roman counter-attack saw them lay a successful siege and capture of Ctesiphon."@en . . "Roman victory" .