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Benutzer:KureCewlik81/Roman–Parthian War of 161–166
{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Roman–Parthian war of 161&ndash;166
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|partof=the [[Roman–Parthian Wars]]
|date= 161&ndash;166 AD
|place=[[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]], [[Mesopotamia]], [[Syria]] and [[Medes|Media]]
|territory=minor Roman gains in upper Mesopotamia
|result=[[Arsacid Dynasty of Armenia|Arsacids]] re-established on Armenian throne as Roman clients<br>[[Ctesiphon]] and [[Seleucia]] sacked
|combatant1=[[Roman Empire]]
|combatant2=[[Parthian Empire]]
|commander1=[[Lucius Verus]]<br>[[Avidius Cassius]]<br>Marcus Claudius Fronto
|commander2=[[Vologases IV of Parthia]]<br>Chosrhoes
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{{Campaignbox Roman-Parthian Wars}}
The '''Roman&ndash;Parthian War of 161&ndash;166''' (also called the '''Parthian War of Lucius Verus'''<ref>E.g. Birley, "Hadrian to the Antonines", 160.</ref>) was fought between the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] and [[Parthian Empire]]s over [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]] and upper [[Mesopotamia]]. It concluded in 166 after the Romans made successful campaigns into lower Mesopotamia and [[Medes|Media]] and sacked [[Ctesiphon]], the Parthian capital.

==Origins to Lucius' dispatch, 161&ndash;62==
On his deathbed in the spring of 161, [[Roman Emperor|Emperor]] [[Antoninus Pius|Pius]] had spoken of nothing but the state and the foreign kings who had wronged him.<ref>''HA Pius'' 12.7; Birley, ''Marcus Aurelius'', 114, 121.</ref> One of those kings, [[Vologases IV of Parthia]], made his move in late summer or early autumn 161.<ref>Event: ''HA Marcus'' 8.6; Birley, ''Marcus Aurelius'', 121. Date: Jaap-Jan Flinterman, "The Date of Lucian's Visit to Abonuteichos," '(contracted; show full)[[Category:Wars involving the Parthian Empire]]
[[Category:Wars involving the Roman Empire|Parthia]]
[[Category:Wars involving Armenia]]

[[de:Partherkrieg des Lucius Verus]]
[[it:Campagne partiche di Lucio Vero]]
[[sh:Rimsko-partski rat Lucija Vera]]
[[fi:Lucius Veruksen sota Parthiaa vastaan]]