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Osroene (also: Osrohene, Osrhoene; Syriac: ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܣܪܐ ܥܝܢܶܐ), also known by the name of its capital city, Edessa (modern Sanli Urfa, in Syriac: ܐܘܪܗܝ), was one of several kingdoms arising from the dissolution of the Seleucid Empire. The Syriac kingdom occupied an area on what is now the border between Syria and Turkey. Jump to: navigation, search Syriac is an Eastern Aramaic language that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sanli Urfa (in Turkish ÅžanlÄ±urfa) is a city in eastern Turkey, and the provincial capital of Sanliurfa Province. ... The Seleucid Empire was one of several political states founded after the death of Alexander the Great, whose generals squabbled over the division of Alexanders empire. ... Syriac is an Eastern Aramaic language that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. ...

It was in this region that the "legend of Abgar" originated, for which see Abgarus of Edessa. Tenth-century icon of Abgar with the mandylion, the image of Christ Abgar V or Abgarus V of Edessa (4 BC - AD 7 and AD 13 - 50) is a historical ruler of the kingdom of Osroene, holding his capital at Edessa. ...

Osroene was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 114 as a semi-autonomous vassal state, then incorporated as a province in 214. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Events First year of Yuanchu era of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty. ... Map of the Roman Empire, with the provinces, after 120 AD. In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin, provincia, pl. ... Events The kingdom of Osroene becomes a province of the Roman Empire. ...

Rulers of Osroene

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Rulers of Osroene