The army of Lucius Verus captures Seleucia, a city of 400000 inhabitants.

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Related Conflict :	Roman-Parthian War (162-166AD)
Perpetrator (Group) :	Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Parthian, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed
Third Party (Person) :	Lucius Aurelius Verus Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Orosius, Historiae adversum paganos 7.15.3Orosius Historiae adversum paganos 7.15.3 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Seleukeia Magna (Seleucia on the Tigris)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 3
Context :	war/military campaign sack
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Long-Term Consequence :	bestowing of honors
Original Text :	sed Antoninus, per strenuissimos duces magnis rebus gestis, Seleuciam Assyriae urbem super Hydaspen fluvium sitam cum quadringentis milibus hominum cepit et cum fratre de victoria Parthica triumphavit;
Translation :	-
Edition :	Pauli Orosii historiarum adversum paganos libri VII; ed. Karl Zangemeister, Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum 5, Vienna 1882.
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Last changed :	2021-09-27 : 08:33:54
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