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Osrhoene
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Osroene.
Roman province
The state of Osrhoene was considerably reduced probably during Caracalla's reign, in c. 213; large parts of the territory fell to the Roman province of Osrhoene that had been established in 195. Some scholars even think that the Osrhoenian monarchy was completely abolished in around 213. The province of Osrhoene was a frontier province, lying close to the Persian empires with which the Romans were repeatedly at war, and was taken and retaken several times. As it was on the frontier it had a Roman legion stationed there. Legio III Parthica and its Castrum (homebase) may have been Rhesaina, but that is uncertain.