Associations to the word «Ctesiphon»

Wiktionary

CTESIPHON, proper noun. (historical) Ancient ruined city on the Tigris, near Baghdad, in present-day Iraq. Capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, abandoned in 7th and 8th centuries.

Wise words

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