Osroene

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Osroene was an ancient kingdom and later Roman province in Upper Mesopotamia, centered on the city of Edessa and known for its early Christian heritage.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Osroene canonical 9
Kingdom of Osroene 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman province
ancient kingdom
historical region
annexedAsProvinceInYear 214
associatedWith School of Edessa
Syriac literature
early Christian missions to the East
borderedBy Adiabene
Armenia
Commagene
Roman province of Mesopotamia
surface form: Mesopotamia (Roman province)
capital Edessa
conqueredBy Roman Empire
convertedTo Roman client kingdom
Roman province
dissolved late 3rd century AD
established 2nd century BC
governmentType monarchy
hasCapital Edessa
hasMonarch King Abgar V of Osroene
surface form: Abgar V of Edessa

Abgar VIII of Edessa
Ma‘nu VIII of Edessa
historicalStatus buffer state between Rome and Parthia
client kingdom of Rome
late Roman province
knownFor Syriac Christian culture
early Christian heritage
language Aramaic
Syriac
locatedIn Upper Mesopotamia
locatedInPresentDay northern Syria
surface form: Northern Syria

Southeastern Turkey
majorCity Battle of Carrhae
surface form: Carrhae

Edessa
Nicephorium
partOf Parthian sphere of influence
Roman Empire
Sasanian sphere of influence
provinceCreatedBy Caracalla
religion Christianity
Syriac Churches
surface form: Syriac Christianity
religiousCenter Edessa
ruledByDynasty Abgarid dynasty
strategicLocation between Roman and Parthian Empires
on trade routes between the Mediterranean and Mesopotamia
successor Roman province of Osrhoene
timePeriod 1st century AD
2nd century AD
2nd century BC
3rd century AD

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edessa partOf Osroene
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Osroene
Roman province of Osrhoene precededBy Osroene
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Osroene
King Abgar V of Osroene reignedOver Osroene
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Osroene
Urhay wasCapitalOf Osroene
Urhay partOf Osroene
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Osroene
Orhay linkedTo Osroene
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Osroene
Siege of Edessa (161–162) location Osroene
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Osroene
Augustan wars hasLocation Osroene