Osroene
Sign in to saveOsroene or Osrhoene (; ) was an ancient kingdom and region in Upper Mesopotamia. The Kingdom of Osroene, also known as the "Kingdom of Edessa" ( / "Kingdom of Urhay"), according to the name of its capital city (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey), existed from the 2nd century BC up to the 3rd century AD, and was ruled by the Nabataean Arab Abgarid dynasty. They were generally allied with the Parthians.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Osroene
- Country.common_name
- Osroene
- Country.era
- Hellenistic Age
- Country.status
- Kingdom, vassal state, province
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Country.year_start
- 132 BC
- Country.year_end
- AD 638
- Country.p1
- Seleucid Empire
- Country.s1
- Osroene (Roman province)
- Country.image_map
- Map of the Armenian Empire of Tigranes (English).svg
- Country.image_map_caption
- The map above includes Osroene as a tributary kingdom of the Armenian Empire under Tigranes the Great.
- Country.capital
- Edessa(modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey)
- Country.common_languages
- Aramaic (official)Koine GreekArabic PersianParthianArmenian
- Country.religion
- Christianity c. 200 AD (State religion) (contested)
- Country.demonym
- Osroenian
- Country.title_leader
- King
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Background and context
- Christianity in Edessa
- "First Christian kingdom" claim contested with Armenia
- Population and culture
- In Roman sources
- Roman province
- Rulers
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Osroene or Osrhoene (; ) was an ancient kingdom and region in Upper Mesopotamia. The Kingdom of Osroene, also known as the "Kingdom of Edessa" ( / "Kingdom of Urhay"), according to the name of its capital city (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey), existed from the 2nd century BC up to the 3rd century AD, and was ruled by the Nabataean Arab Abgarid dynasty. They were generally allied with the Parthians.
== History == The Kingdom of Osroene enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 BC to around AD 213. The kingdom's population was of mixed culture, being Aramaic and then Syriac-speaking from the earliest times. The city's cultural setting was fundamentally Semitic (Syrian-Aramaic and Arab), alongside Greek and Parthian influences.