Adiabene (Greek: Αδιαβηνή) was an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia, corresponding to the northwestern part of ancient Assyria. The size of the kingdom varied over time; initially encompassing an area between the Zab Rivers, it eventually gained control of Nineveh and starting at least with the rule of Monobazos I (late 1st-century BCE), Gordyene bec… 展开
Etymology
The name of the state entered English from the Ancient Greek Ἀδιαβηνή, which was derived from ܚܕܝܐܒ, Ḥaḏy’aḇ or … 展开
Under the AchaemenidPersian kings, Adiabene seems for a time to have been a vassal state of the Persian Empire. At times the throne of Adiabene was held by a member of the Achaemenid house; Artaxerxes III (king … 展开
Bishops
Between the 5th and the 14th centuries Adiabene was a metropolitan province of the Assyrian Church of the East. The Chronicle of Erbil, a purported history of Christianity in Adiabene under the Parthians and S… 展开
Im ersten nachchristlichen Jahrhundert wurde Adiabene von mehreren, von den Parthern abhängigen Königen einer lokalen Dynastie regiert, die sich zum Judentum bekannte. Dabei wurden diese mehrfach in innerparthische Thronstreitigkeiten und parthisch-römische Konflikte verwickelt. Vor allem während der Regentschaft des Königs Izates II. (ca. 36–59/60...
The kings of Adiabene were the rulers of Adiabene, an ancient kingdom which existed in Northern Mesopotamia from the second century BC to the fourth century AD. Adiabene was …
Tatian of Adiabene, [1] or Tatian the Syrian [2] [3] [4] or Tatian the Assyrian, [5] [6] [7] [8] (/ ˈ t eɪ ʃ ən,-i ən /; Latin: Tatianus; Ancient Greek: Τατιανός; Classical Syriac: ܛܛܝܢܘܣ; c. 120 – c. 180 …
Adiabene (en griego antiguo: Ἀδιαβηνή Adiabēnē, derivado del idioma siríaco: ܚܕܝܐܒ, Ḥaḏy’aḇ o Ḥḏay’aḇ, persa ant.: Nodširakan, [1] armenio: Նոր Շիրական Nor Širakan) fue un antiguo …
Adiabene, petty kingdom that was a vassal state of the Parthian empire (247 bc–ad 224) in northern Mesopotamia (now Iraq). Its capital was Arba-ilu (Arbela; modern Irbīl). In the 1st …
ADIABENE , district in the upper Tigris region. During most of the Hellenistic period Adiabene was a vassal kingdom within the Parthian Empire. From 36 to 60 c.e. Adiabene was ruled by …
Izates II (Greek: Ἰζάτης, Hebrew: זוטוס בן מונבז; c. 1 – 54) was king of the Parthian client kingdom of Adiabene from approximately 30 to 54. [1] He is notable for converting to Judaism. He was …