Osroene facts for kids
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Kingdom of Osroene
ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܘܪܗܝ
مملكة الرها ἐπαρχία Ὀσροηνής |
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| 132 BC–AD 216 | |||||||||||||
Map includes Osroene as a tributary kingdom of the Armenian Empire under Tigranes the Great
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| Status | In a strong position during wars between Rome and Parthia from the 1st century BC to the 2nd century AD, it alternated alliances with the two. Abolished by the Roman Empire in 216 | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Edessa | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Syro-Aramaic (official) Koine Greek Nabataean Arabic |
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| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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| Historical era | Hellenistic Age | ||||||||||||
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132 BC | ||||||||||||
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AD 216 | ||||||||||||
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Osroene (also spelled Osrohene, Osrhoene, from the Greek Όσροηνῆ; Syriac: ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܣܪܐ ܥܝܢܐ Malkuṯā d-Bēt ʿŌsrā ʿĪnē), also known by the name of its capital city, Edessa (modern Şanlıurfa, Turkey), was a historic kingdom located on the present-day border of Syria and Turkey. The kingdom was Assyrian and enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 BCE to 244 AD. It was a Syriac speaking kingdom, and according to an ancient legend King Abgar V of Edessa was converted to Christianity by Thaddeus of Edessa, or Saint Addai, one of the Seventy-two Disciples. By 201 AD or earlier, under King Abgar the Great, Osroene became the first Christian state.
Images for kids
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Roman dependencies, including of Osroene (as of 31 BC)
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Anatolia in the early 1st century AD with Osroëne as a client state of the Parthian Empire
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Ancient mosaic from Edessa (2nd century AD) with inscriptions in the Aramaic language
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Roman province of Osroene, highlighted within the Roman Empire
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Map showing the Eastern Roman provinces, including Osroene, in the 5th century
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Coin of king Abgar, who ruled in Osroene during the reign of Roman emperor Septimius Severus (193-211)
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Coin of king Abgar, who ruled in Osroene during the reign of Roman emperor Gordianus III (238-244)
See also
In Spanish: Osroena para niños
