Roman province of Mesopotamia
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The Roman province of Mesopotamia was a frontier territory in the Near East, encompassing parts of modern Iraq and Syria, that served as a key battleground between the Roman and Persian empires.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman province of Mesopotamia canonical | 3 |
| Mesopotamia (Roman province) | 1 |
| Roman province of Armenia Mesopotamia | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman province
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | imperial province ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman province of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Osroene NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Syria Coele NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictZone |
Roman–Parthian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman–Sasanian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Roman emperor Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 5th century ⓘ |
| established | AD 116 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Roman legions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
auxiliary units ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Roman dux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman legatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Khabur River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Near East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Edessa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ Singara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | land between the rivers ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo | geographical region of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diocese of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Praetorian prefecture of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman East ⓘ |
| presentIn |
modern Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Syria ⓘ |
| reestablished | AD 198 ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Roman paganism
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ local Semitic cults ⓘ |
| reorganizedBy |
Roman emperor Diocletian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman emperor Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
buffer zone against Persia
ⓘ
control of routes between Syria and the Tigris ⓘ |
| usedAs | frontier province ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mesopotamia (Roman province)