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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (119279)11/11/2003 6:45:53 PM
From: BubbaFred  Read Replies (5) of 281500
 
"When Alexander died, the area came under the rule of Selucus and was a part of the Selucid Kingdom until it became a part of the Roman Empire in 115 B.C. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Arab armies conquered the area about 637 A.D. (the term Arab originally referred to nomadic tribes of the Arabian Peninsula. "

bible.ca

Here is link showing timeline maps of Roman Empire sphere of influence or total control, with the "Conquest of Mesopotamia - AD 116"
roman-empire.net

The map for AD192 has the following brief description:

"Conquest of Mesopotamia; extent unknown, followed by immediate or gradual withdrawal - AD 166"
roman-empire.net

The following note on map AD211
"Conquest of New Province of Mesopotamia - AD 198"

And losing it on map AD275

Lost it completely on map AD325

Influence of Roman Empire is also noted as among museum artifacts that was looted when conqueror George Saddam Bushein goons first arrived in Baghdad in AD2003.

"Pillaging 7000 Years Of Iraq History No Accident'

"The museum was the greatest single storehouse of materials from the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia, including Sumeria, Akkadia, Babylonia, Assyria and Chaldea. It also held artifacts from Persia, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and various Arab dynasties."

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