Arameans under Roman and Parthian rule

After the establishment of Roman rule in the region of Syria proper (western of Euphrates) during the 1st century BCE, Aramean lands became the frontier region between two empires, Roman and Parthian, and later between their successor states, Byzantine and Sasanid empires. Several minor states also existed in frontier regions, the most notable of them being the Kingdom of Osroene, centered in the city of Edessa, known in the Aramaic language as Urhay.