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Osroene or
Osrhoene (/ɒzˈriːniː/;
Ancient Gr****: Ὀσροηνή) was an
ancient region and
state in
Upper Mesopotamia. The
Kingdom of
Osroene, also
known as the...
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local Eastern Aramaic dialect that was
spoken in the
ancient region of
Osroene,
centered in the city of Edessa.
During the
Early Christian period, it...
- dynasty, the Abgarids,
reigned between 134 BC and 242 AD over
Edessa and
Osroene in
Upper Mesopotamia. Some
members of the
dynasty bore
Iranian names, while...
- "the Black" in
Syriac and
other dialects of Aramaic), was the King of
Osroene with his
capital at Edessa.
Abgar was
described as "king of the Arabs"...
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Osroene (Ancient Gr****: Ὀσροηνή), also
spelled Osrohene and Osrhoene, was a
Roman province which existed for
nearly 400 years. It was
formed after the...
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Apamea or
Apameia (Gr****: Απάμεια, Syriac: ܐܦܡܝܐ) was a ****enistic city on the left (viz., the eastern) bank of the Euphrates,
opposite the
famous city...
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punitive campaign beyond the
eastern frontier,
annexing the
Kingdom of
Osroene as a new province.
Severus defeated Albinus three years later at the Battle...
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praetorian prefecture of the East and
praeses (provincial governor) of
Osroene. He was
accused of
being a crypto-pagan and
consequently executed. Primary...
- It
later became capital of the
Kingdom of
Osroene, and
continued as
capital of the
Roman province of
Osroene. In Late Antiquity, it
became a prominent...
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existed between the 1st
century BC and 3rd
century AD,
including Adiabene,
Osroene, and Hatra. The
regional toponym Mesopotamia (/ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiə/, Ancient...
