Parthian garrison of Seleucia

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The Parthian garrison of Seleucia was the military force stationed by the Parthian Empire to control and defend the strategically important city of Seleucia on the Tigris.

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Parthian garrison of Seleucia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parthian military unit ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ
activeDuring Parthian period ⓘ
activeFromCentury 2nd century BCE ⓘ
activeToCentury 3rd century CE ⓘ
associatedWithRiver Tigris River ⓘ
linked to: Tigris
controlledBy Parthian Empire ⓘ
function maintaining order in Seleucia ⓘ
securing imperial authority in Seleucia ⓘ
garrisonedCity Seleucia on the Tigris ⓘ
garrisonType urban garrison ⓘ
historicalStatus defunct military unit ⓘ
involvedIn Roman–Parthian conflicts ⓘ
languageContext Parthian ⓘ
linked to: Parthian language
locatedInPresentDay Iraq ⓘ
nearbyCity Ctesiphon ⓘ
opposedBy Roman Empire ⓘ
partOf Parthian military ⓘ
linked to: Parthian cavalry
politicalContext Parthian rule over Mesopotamia ⓘ
primaryRole city defense ⓘ
imperial control ⓘ
protected Seleucia on the Tigris ⓘ
region Mesopotamia ⓘ
responsibleFor defense of approaches to Ctesiphon ⓘ
stationedIn Seleucia on the Tigris ⓘ
strategicImportance major urban center of the Parthian Empire ⓘ
strategicPurpose control of Mesopotamian trade routes ⓘ
defense of western frontier of the Parthian Empire ⓘ

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Sack of Seleucia (165) → conflictInvolves → Parthian garrison of Seleucia ⓘ