Roman Mesopotamia
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Roman Mesopotamia was a frontier province of the Roman Empire in the Near East, encompassing parts of modern-day Iraq and Syria and serving as a key battleground between Rome and the Parthian and Sasanian Persian empires.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman province
ⓘ
frontier province ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Osroene NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictZoneBetween |
Rome and Parthia
ⓘ
Rome and Sasanian Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdUnderEmperor |
Septimius Severus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Trajanic Parthian campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Roman legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman governor ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOverlap |
Adiabene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osroene NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Edessa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ Singara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantRiver |
Euphrates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Near East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostTo | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | defense against eastern powers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Roman frontier system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Greco-Roman paganism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ |
| reorganizedUnder | Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sceneOf |
Roman–Parthian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman–Sasanian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
control of Euphrates
ⓘ
control of Tigris ⓘ trade routes between Mediterranean and Persia ⓘ |
| usedAs |
buffer zone
ⓘ
military frontier ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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