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Abgarus
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Proper name
- A'BGARUS, A'CBARUS, or AU'GARUS (Ἄβγαρος, Ἄκβαρος, Ἀυγαρος), a name common to many rulers of Edessa, the capital of the district of Osrhoëne in Mesopotamia. It seems to have been a title and not a proper name. (Procop. Bell. Pers. ii. 12.) For the history of these kings see Bayer, ' Historia Osrhoëna et Edessena ex nummis illustrata,' Petrop. 1734. Of these the most important are: 1. The ally of the Romans under Pompey, who treacherously drew Crassus into an unfavorable position before his defeat. He is called Augarus by Dion Cassius (xl. 20), Acbarus the phylarch of the Arabians in the Parthian history ascribed to Appian (p. 34. Schw.), and Ariamnes by Plutarch. (Crass. 2.) 2. The contemporary of Christ. See the following article. 3. The chief, who resisted Meherdates, whom Claudius wished to place on the Parthian throne: he is called a king of the Arabians by Tacitus (Tac. Ann. xii. 12. 14), but was probably an Osrhoënian. 4. The contemporary of Trajan, who sent presents to that emperor when he invaded the east, and subsequently waited upon him and became his ally. (Dion. Cass. lxviii. 18. 21.) 5. The contemporary of Caracalla, who acted cruelly towards his nation, and was deposed by Caracalla. (Dion Cass. lxxvii. 12.) (Wikisource | public domain)
- A'BGARUS, Toparch of Edessa, supposed by Eusebius to have been the author of a letter written to our Saviour, which he found in a church at Edessa and translated from the Syriac. The letter is believed to be spurious. It is given by Eusebius. (Hist. Eccl. i. 13.) (Wikisource | public domain)
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (ed. William Smith 1870), Wikisource | public domain
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Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
- Abgarus (Masc), ref: PIR A 0006 | PIR ID489
- Abgarus (Masc), ref: PIR A 0007 | PIR ID490
- Abgarus (Masc), ref: PIR A 0010 | PIR ID491
- Abgarus Phraates Aelius Septimius Abgarus (Masc), ref: PIR A 0011 | PIR ID492
- Abgarus Phraates Aelius Septimius Abgarus (Masc), ref: PIR A 0011 | PIR ID492
- Abgarus Soras Severus (Masc), ref: AA 86 (1971) 66 | PIR ID493
- Abgarus Ukkama (Masc), ref: PIR A 0005 | PIR ID494
- L. Aelius Aurelius Septimius Abgarus (Masc), ref: PIR A 0008 | PIR ID719
- Severus Abgarus (Masc), ref: PIR A 0009 | PIR ID12394
- Aelius Septimius Abgarus, ref: PIR S 0428 | PIR ID15055
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