Assyria (Roman province)
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Assyria was a province of the Roman Empire, roughly situated in modern-day northern Iraq. This area was highly contested with the Parthian/Sassanian empires and Armenia. Rome only gained full control of this area in 230 CE after brief control in 161-165 and, under Septimus Severus, in 194-199. Two Legions were stationed in this province to protect it against Sassanian incursions. The province was lost under Jovian in 363, after a hasty peace deal so he could head for Constantinople to consolidate his power.
The regions from north to south were: Moxoene, Rehimene, Corduene, Zabdicene, Adiabene.
The towns from north to south were: Hiaspis, Bezabde (Çizre), Sisara, Nisibis (Nusaybin), Thilsaphata, Singara (Beled Sinjar), Nineveh, Hatra (el Hadr), Ur.
Bibliography
Ammianus Marcellinus The Later Roman Empire (354-378) A shameful peace concluded by Jovian6.7 pg.303 Penguin Classics, Translated by Walter Hamilton 1986.
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