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Julian's Persian expedition began in March 363 AD and was the final military campaign of the Roman emperor Julian. The Romans fought against the Sasanian Empire, ruled at the time by Shapur II. Aiming to capture the Sasanians' winter capital of Ctesiphon, Julian assembled a large army.
Despite his inexperience, Julian showed unexpected success in his new capacity, defeating and counterattacking Germanic raids across the Rhine and encouraging the ravaged provinces' return to prosperity. In 360, he was proclaimed emperor by his soldiers at Lutetia (Paris), sparking a civil war with Constantius.
The Battle of Ctesiphon took place on 29 May 363 between the armies of Roman Emperor Julian and an army of the Sasanian Empire (during Shapur II 's reign) outside the walls of the Persian capital Ctesiphon.
May 23, 2021 · The Road to the Battle of Ctesiphon. Golden coin of emperor Julian, 360-363 CE, British Museum, London. In early March 363 CE, a large Roman force left Antioch and embarked on the Persian campaign. It was Julian’s third year as the Roman Emperor, and he was eager to prove himself.
Sep 22, 2021 · Julian made several strategic decisions that undermined his invasion. The Emperor failed to predict the extent of the resistance of the Euphrates route to Ctesiphon, and unbelievably he failed to prepare for a siege of Ctesiphon.
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Emperor Julian, who reigned from 361 to 363 CE, had received that fatal wound during his last duel with the Savaran armored knights of Persia, but not before defeating the armored gladiator-type Persian infantry at the very gates of Ctesiphon, capital of the Sassanian Persian Empire.
