Armenia
There are 150 items in Armenia:
Tigranes IV
Tigranes IV: king of Armenia (r. c.8 BCE - 1/2 CE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.Tigranes IV succeeded his father Tigranes III before 6 BCE,note[Cassius Dio, Roman History 55.9.9.] perhaps in 8 BCE. Our main source about his reign is the…Tigranes V and Erato
Tigranes V and Erato: rulers of Armenia (r. after c.6 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.In the year 4 CE, the pro-Roman king Ariobarzanes of Armenia, who was not from Armenia but from Media Atropatene, died in an accident.note[Tacitus, Annals 2.4.] He was…Tigranes VI
Tigranes VI "the Cappadocian": pro-Roman king of Armenia (r. 59-62 CE).Crisis Artaxata In 52, the Parthian king Vologases invaded Armenia, occupied its capitals Artaxata…Tiridates I
Tiridates I: king of Armenia (r. 51-59 and 63-c.80 CE), first effective ruler from the Arsacid dynasty.The situation in Armenia Inscription by…Tiridates II
Tiridates II: king of Armenia (r. 217-c.252 CE) from the Arsacid dynasty.Tiridates II is mentioned as king of Armenia by the Greco-Roman historian Cassius Dio in his account of the reign of the Roman emperor Macrinus (r.217-218). He had come…Tiridates III
Tiridates III: king of Armenia (r. 298-330 CE) from the Arsacid dynasty, first Armenian king to allow the Christian worship.In c.252, the Sasanian king Shapur I of Persia conquered Armenia. Its king Tiridates II left the country and his children…Urartu
Urartu (Akkadian Uraštu; Hebrew Ararat): ancient kingdom, situated along the river Araxes (modern Aras), the Upper Tigris and the Upper Euphrates. …
Vagharshapat, Inscription mentioning XV Apollinaris |
Vaumisa
Vaumisa: Persian general, known for an expedition against the Armenians in 521 BCE. Achaemenid nobleman In March 522, a Magian named Gaumâta…Vologases III
Vologases III: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.105-147). Vologases III In c.105 CE, the Parthian king Pacorus II died. Vologases Idied. He…Yerevan, Matenadaran
Museum with ancient Armenian manuscripts, mostly Medieval. There are 4 items in Yerevan, Matenadaran: …Yerevan, Museum of Erebuni
Small, nice museum with finds from various archaeological excavations in modern Yerevan. There are 13 items in Yerevan, Museum of Erebuni: …