08-26-2008, 03:58 PM
Quote: So, does someone know a source that mentions Galerius capturing Ctesiphon?
Interesting. This seems to be very commonly asserted. I just checked Michael Grant and he says so too, but doesn’t give a source. So I checked CAH and found this:
Quote: In 297, after an initial defeat at Callinicum, Galerius gained a spectacular victory over Narses and captured Ctesiphon… These victories, depicted on the triumphal arch erected at Thessalonica in honour of Galerius…(47)
Note 47: Millar, Near East 174-222
Cambridge Ancient History, The Crisis of Empire, A.D. 193-337 page 229
So perhaps this comes from archaeology and not from a literary source?
David J. Cord
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