Osroene

historical Arab kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia; semi-autonomous or independent from 132 BCE to 244 CE; Roman province from 244–608 CE

14 dated entries naming Osroene, drawn from 14 separate years between 68 BCE and 503 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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1st century BC

68 BCEAbgar II becomes ruler of Osroene.source
26 BCEAbgar III of Osroene is succeeded by Abgar IV Sumaqa.source
23 BCEMa'nu III Saphul becomes ruler of Osroene.source

1st century

7AD 7 – Abgarus of Edessa is deposed as king of Osroene.source
13Abgarus of Edessa is reinstalled as king of Osroene.source
50Abgar V, Roman client king of Osroene (approximate date)source

2nd century

114The kingdom of Osroene becomes a vassal kingdom of the Roman Empire.source
116Abgar VII, ruler of Osroene (approximate date)source
118Osroene is returned to native rule by the Roman Empire.source
199Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene.source

3rd century

214The kingdom of Osroene becomes a province of the Roman Empire.source
217April 8 – Caracalla is assassinated by his soldiers near Edessa. Marcus Opellius Macrinus, head of the Praetorian Guard, declares himself Roman emperor.source
244The vassal Upper Mesopotamian kingdom of Osroene is absorbed into the Roman Empire, its last ruler being Abgar (XI) Farhat Bar Ma’nu.source

6th century

503War with Sassanid Persia: Emperor Anastasius I sends a Byzantine army (52,000 men) to Armenia, but is defeated. The Romans attempt an unsuccessful siege of the Persian-held city Amida, on the Tigris. King Kavadh I invades Osroene, and lays siege to the city of Edessa (Northern Mesopotamia).source