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 | | Consequently wars with the Roman Empire were mostly defensive, and the disorganized Parthians, often fighting over the succession, generally had the worst of it against the methodical Romans. |
 | | The nadir came when Trajan took their capital Ctesiphon [116] and placed a client king, Parthamaspates, on the Parthian throne. |
 | | Although a major revolt in their eastern territories forced the Romans to withdraw, they returned under Lucius Verus [162], Septimius Severus [198], and finally Caracalla [217], and these repeated invasions weakened the Parthian regime. |
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