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Osroene, Ancient History, Middle East
Related Category: Ancient History, Middle East
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Osroene[osrOE´nE] Pronunciation Key, ancient kingdom of NW Mesopotamia, in present-day SE Turkey and NE Syria. Edessa was its capital. It broke away (2d cent. B.C.) from the Seleucid empire and formed a separate kingdom. It came under Roman rule late in the 2d cent. A.D.
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