Singara
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px|Singara in a detail from Tabula Peutingeriana|Peutinger's map, a medieval copy of a 4th-century Roman original. Singara (, tà Síngara; Syriac: ܫܝܓܪ) was a strongly fortified post at the northern extremity of Mesopotamia, which for a while, as it appears from coins minted there, was occupied by the Romans as an advanced colony against the Persians. It was the camp of legio I Parthica.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Singara is referenced by 71 other articles, and connects out to Ptolemy, Iran and Iraq.
It sits within the topics Coloniae (Roman), History of Nineveh Governorate and Mesopotamia (Roman province).
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|right|200px|Singara in a detail from Tabula Peutingeriana|Peutinger's map, a medieval copy of a 4th-century Roman original. Singara (, tà Síngara; Syriac: ܫܝܓܪ) was a strongly fortified post at the northern extremity of Mesopotamia, which for a while, as it appears from coins minted there, was occupied by the Romans as an advanced colony against the Persians. It was the camp of legio I Parthica.
==Location==
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