November
24
/ 2023
The ruins of Hatra, located 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of modern Baghdad, tell the story of a second century AD Kingdom, whose rulers walked hand-in-hand with the reigning Arsacid Dynasty of the Parthian Empire. The origin of Hatra is shrouded in mystery, although the meaning of its name, ‘enclosure’ may indicate it was a place where nomadic Arab tribes congregated on neutral ground, around a religious centre. Mention is made of inscriptions referring to a powerful clan chieftain called Woron, who carried the title mry (lord) and his grandson Ma’n or Mannos and who were overlords over Singara on the Iraqi Nineveh plains and the deserted region east of Osroene. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"113711","attributes":{"alt":"Approximate map of the kingdom of Hatra (green) and
