Ctesiphon
Ctesiphon was an ancient Iranian city, located on the eastern bank of the Tigris, and about 35 kilometres southeast of present-day Baghdad. Ctesiphon served as a royal capital of the Iranian empire in the Parthian and Sasanian eras for over eight... Wikipedia
Founded: c. 120 BC
Abandoned: c. 800 AD
Coordinates: 33°5′37″N 44°34′50″E / 33.09361°N 44.58056°E
Excavation dates: 1928–1929, 1931–1932, 1960s–1970s
Location: Salman Pak, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Region: Mesopotamia