MADAIN, IRAQ—The Arch of Ctesiphon, the world’s largest brick-built arch and a major tourist attraction, will be restored by a Czech company. Last year, heavy rains caused a large slab of the ...

Madain (Iraq) (AFP) – Iraq's 1,400-year-old Arch of Ctesiphon, the world's largest brick-built arch, is undergoing restoration work as part of efforts to return it to its former splendour ...

in southern Iraq. The temple pyramid was hit by at least 400 shells that took out "big chunks" from the structure, Gibson says. The future of the 2,000-year-old ruin at Ctesiphon -- just outside ...

The arch of the Taq Kasra in Ctesiphon, Iraq. This was the main palace of the Sassanian capital. (Credit: Karl Oppolzer/Wikimedia Commons) The arch of the Taq Kasra in Ctesiphon, Iraq. This was the ...

Iraq was reduced to tribal culture ... The Arabs shortly captured the Sassanid capital at Ctesiphon, ending their dynasty and introducing Islam to the region. Marcus Licinius Crassus became ...

I thought again about the shepherd at Ctesiphon, and the reasons why I’d come. Iraq is not for everyone, but then not every journey needs to be an escape. Iraq is different; it’s an ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq's 1,400-year-old Arch of Ctesiphon, the world's largest brick-built arch, is undergoing restoration work as part of efforts to return it to its former splendour ...