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Osroene, also spelled Osrhoene, was an ancient kingdom and region in Upper Mesopotamia. The Kingdom of Osroene, also known as the "Kingdom of Edessa", according to the name of its capital city, existe
Ancient mosaic from Edessa (2nd century AD) with inscriptions in the Aramaic language
Coin of king Abgar, who ruled in Osroene during the reign of Roman emperor Septimius Severus (193-211)
Coin of king Abgar, who ruled in Osroene during the reign of Roman emperor Gordianus III (238-244)
Arte Alhambra I
Edessa
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Edessa was an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It was founded during the Hellenistic period by Macedonian general and self proclaimed king Seleucus I Nicato
Osroene
…Greek: Ὀσροηνή), also spelled Osrhoene, was an ancient kingdom and region in Upper Mesopotamia. The Kingdom of Osroene, also known as the "Kingdom of Edessa" (Classical Syriac: ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܘܪܗܝ / "Kingdom of Urhay"), according to the name of its capital city (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey), existed from the 2nd…
The heritage of Roman Edessa survives today in these columns at the site of Urfa Castle, dominating the skyline of the modern city of Urfa.
Silver tetradrachm struck in Edessa by Macrinus 217–218 AD
King Abgar holding the Image of Edessa.
The seizure of Edessa in Syria by the Byzantine army and the Arabic counterattack (Maniakes) from the Chronicle of John Skylitzes.jpg