Osroene, or Edessa, was one of several states that acquired independence from the collapsing Seleucid Empire through
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Though most of Osroene's rulers were from the Abgarid dynasty of Arab origin, the kingdom's population was of mixed culture, being Syriac-speaking from the earliest times. Though Arab cults were attested at Edessa (the twins … 展开

The area of the kingdom was perhaps roughly coterminous with that of the Roman province of Osrhoene. The great loop of the Euphrates was a natural frontier to the north and west. In the south Batnae was capital of the se… 展开

The independence of the state ended probably in c. 214; during Caracalla's reign the monarchy was abolished by the Roman Empire and Osroene was incorporated it as a province (colonia). It was a frontier province, lying cl… 展开

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