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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (119279)	11/11/2003 6:04:08 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

There were two major empires: The Romans and the Persians. They kept at each other's for a long time, but neither really ever came close to taking over the other one. So it is possible that Romans had excursions into Iraq (a most dangerous venture like the Cuban Missile Crisis) just as the Persians went to Greece. But I doubt that even the Romans thought they could stay there for long. And any "hell breaking lose" would have more to do with the superpower next door than the local population.

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (119279)	11/11/2003 6:45:53 PM
From: BubbaFred	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to 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." rense.com