Divus Traianus Parthicus and the Near East
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23429432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karl Ströbel (Archaeology, University of Klagenfurt, Austria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 325-338 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of the Hellenistic and Roman near East (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190858155.013.86 |
| OpenAlex | W4409664325 |
| ISBN | 9780190858155 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The compromise peace that concluded Nero’s Parthian War, Vespasian’s subsequent reorganization of the provinces, and the annexation of Commagene and Lesser Armenia ensured the stability of the eastern part of the empire until the time of Trajan. Trajan decided to annex the Nabataean kingdom in the winter of ad 105/106, making it the Roman province of Arabia and strengthening the Roman presence in the Red Sea. Next, Trajan embarked on a large-scale war of conquest in the east. Despite the military successes of 114 and 115, culminating in the conquest of Ctesiphon and the establishing of the provinces of Greater 50Armenia, Mesopotamia, and Assyria, Trajan’s war of aggression became a disaster for the empire. Hadrian stopped hostilities in 117, and after his accession as emperor he withdrew from the Roman-occupied territories in the western part of Armenia and in northern Mesopotamia.
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |