Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) - Wikipedia
WEBArmenia, also the Kingdom of Greater Armenia, or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք Mets Hayk; Latin: Armenia Maior) sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire, was a kingdom in the Ancient Near …
Ancient Armenia - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 6, 2018 · Ancient Armenia, located in the south Caucasus area of Eurasia, was settled in the Neolithic era but its first recorded state proper was the kingdom of Urartu from the 9th century BCE.
Armenia - Wikipedia
WEBThe ancient Armenian kingdom was split between the Byzantine and Sasanian Empires around the early 5th century. Under the Bagratuni dynasty, the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia was restored in the 9th century before falling in 1045.
Armenia - Ancient, Soviet, Genocide | Britannica
WEBThe Armenian patriarchate became one of the surest stays of the Arsacid monarchy and the guardian of national unity after its fall. The chiefs of Armenian clans, called nakharars, held great power in Armenia, limiting and threatening the influence of the king.
The Rise and Fall of Tigranes the Great, King of Armenia
WEBJul 5, 2018 · For much of its later history, the Kingdom of Armenia would serve as a buffer state between the Roman Empire in the West and the Parthian Empire in the East. Yet, this was not always the case, as Armenia was once a powerful Eastern kingdom during the reign of Tigranes II, also known as Tigranes the Great.
Ancient Armenia - Wikipedia
WEBArmenia emerged as a kingdom under the Orontid dynasty ( Armenian: Երվանդունի Yervanduni) in 570 BC, but had become a subject of the Persian Empire in 553 BC, as a satrapy. This period was marked with several Armenian revolts and struggles to gain independence from the Persian Empire.
Tigranes the Great - World History Encyclopedia
WEBFeb 20, 2018 · Tigranes II or Tigranes the Great ruled as the king of Armenia from c. 95 to c. 56 BCE. Expanding in all directions, at its peak, Tigranes' Armenian Empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. Not before or since would Armenians control such a huge swathe of Asia.
Kingdom of Armenia - armeniapedia.org
WEBThe Kingdom of Armenia (or Greater Armenia) was an independent kingdom from (approximately 355 years) 190 BC to AD 165, and a client state of the Roman Empire from 165 to 428.
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) - Simple English Wikipedia, the …
WEBThe Kingdom of Armenia [1] also known as Greater Armenia (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք, romanized: Mets Hayk), was an Armenian kingdom ruling in the Ancient Near East from 321 BC to 428 AD. It's history is divided into reigns by three royal dynasties: Orontid (321 BC–200 BC), Artaxiad (190 BC–12 AD) and Arsacid (52 AD–428 AD). History. Orontids …
Armenia Timeline - World History Encyclopedia
WEBExplore the timline of Armenia. Ancient Armenia, located in the south Caucasus area of Eurasia, was settled in the Neolithic era but its first recorded state proper was the kingdom of Urartu from the 9th century BCE.
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