Osroene

Also known as Kingdom of Osroene, Kingdom of Edessa

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.

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)

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Contents

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

== 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.