72 pp, color figures, hb, in Turkish-English bilingual.
Diyarbakır was ruled by the Roman Empire for 700 years and we do not have enough information about the long time slice from the Roman rule in 69 BC until the conquest by the Islamic armies in 639 AD. The city maintained its economic, political and strategic important
during this period and so as to gain dominance there were great wars between Rome and Parthians/Sassanids the great powers of the period. The Zerzevan Castle, which is the military settlement of Rome located in the Çınar district of Diyarbakir province and protects the border line, has an important place in illuminating the history of the region together with boosting the tourism.