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Siege Of Hatra (197–198)
The siege of Hatra in 197–198 was the second siege of Hatra by Septimius Severus during the Roman–Parthian War of 194–198. He wanted to conquer Hatra because there was a temple there that had great wealth. However, this was without success, as many of his machines had been destroyed and many of his men were wounded. He abandoned the siege and withdrew his forces to Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ... References Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatra (197–198) Sieges involving the Roman Empire Sieges of Hatra 190s in the Roman Empire 2nd century in Iran Battles of the Roman–Parthian Wars 190s conflicts Sieges involving the Parthian Empire 198 197 Septimius Severus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatra
Hatra (; (); ) was an ancient Arab city in Upper Mesopotamia located in present-day eastern Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. The ruins of the city lie northwest of Baghdad and southwest of Mosul. It is considered the richest archaeological site from the Parthian Empire known to date. Hatra was a strongly fortified caravan city and capital of the small Arab Kingdom of Hatra, located between the Roman and Parthian/Sasanian Empires. Hatra flourished in the 2nd century, and was destroyed and deserted in the 3rd century. Its ruins were discovered in the 19th century. Name Hatra is known as () in Arabic. It is recorded as (, vocalized as: ) in Hatran Aramaic inscriptions, probably meaning "enclosure, hedge, fence". In Syriac, it is usually recorded in the plural form ''Ḥaṭrē''. In Roman works, it is recorded as Greek ''Átra'' and Latin ' and '. The temple of Shamash, at was officially called ''Beit ʾElāhāʾ'' "House of God", in Hatran Aramaic inscriptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. Today, Mesopotamia is known as present-day Iraq and forms the eastern geographic boundary of the modern Middle East. Just beyond it lies southwestern Iran, where the region transitions into the Iranian plateau, Persian plateau, marking the shift from the Arab world to Iran. In the broader sense, the historical region of Mesopotamia also includes parts of present-day Iran (southwest), Turkey (southeast), Syria (northeast), and Kuwait. Mesopotamia is the site of the earliest developments of the Neolithic Revolution from around 10,000 BC. It has been identified as having "inspired some of the most important developments in human history, including the invention of the wheel, the planting of the first cereal crops, the development of cursive script, mathematics, astronomy, and agriculture". It is recognised as the cradle of some of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman–Parthian War Of 194–198
The Roman–Parthian War of 194–198 involved the Roman armies' success over the Parthians for supremacy over the nearby Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Kingdom of Armenia. After this defeat the Parthians Parthian war of Caracalla, were first defeated by the Roman armies of Severus's son, Caracalla (215–217), and then replaced in 224 by the Sassanid dynasty. Historial context Prelude The Severan dynasty, which reigned over the Roman Empire between the end of the 2nd and the first decades of the 3rd century, from 193 to 235, with a brief interruption during the reign of Macrinus between 217 and 218, had its founder in Septimius Severus and its last descendant in Alexander Severus. The new dynasty was born from the ashes of a long period of civil wars (Year of the Five Emperors), where three other contenders faced each other in addition to Septimius Severus (Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus). Furthermore, in the nomination of the emperors there was a clear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
