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1st-century BC king of Osroene
Abgar II
was the
Abgarid
king of
Osroene
from 68 to 53 BC.
Plutarch describes Abgar as
a chief of the Arabs
.
[2]
In 64 BC, he sided with the
Romans
helping
Pompey
's
legate
Lucius Afranius
when the latter occupied northern
Mesopotamia
. However, it was alleged that in 53 BC he helped to betray
Marcus Crassus
by leading him out onto an open plain resulting in the
Battle of Carrhae
against the Parthians, which led to the destruction an entire
Roman army
. What is certain is that he gained no benefits from the battle since, shortly afterwards, he was deposed by
Orodes II
in a move which strengthened
Parthian
control over the region.
References
[
edit
]
- ^
Plutarch.
Life of Crassus
, 21.1: φ?λαρχο? ?ρ?βων ?βγαρο? ?νομα
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain
:
Smith, William
, ed. (1870). "Abgarus (1)".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
.