Armenia
There are 150 items in Armenia:
Araxes
Araxes (Greek Ἀράξης): river in ancient Armenia, modern Aras. The Araxes, close to the Turkish-Armenian border The name of the river is…Ariobarzanes
Ariobarzanes: king of Armenia (r. c-2-4 CE).In about 8 BCE, Tigranes IV succeeded his father Tigranes III as king of Armenia. He embarked upon a pro-Parthian policy, which was unacceptable to the Romans and causing some diplomatic exchanges between the…Armenia
Armenia (Akkadian Uraštu; Old Persian Armina): ancient kingdom, situated along the river Araxes (modern Aras), the Upper Tigris and the Upper Euphrates. For the early history of Armenia, see Urartu.Achaemenid Armenia …Armenia (2)
Armenia: ancient kingdom, situated along the river Araxes (modern Aras), the Upper Tigris and the Upper Euphrates. For the early history of Armenia, see Urartu.Armenia between Rome and Parthia From now on, Armenia was one of the battlegrounds between the Romans and…
Armenian manuscript with Coptic Refutations of the Decisions of the Council of Chalcedon |
Arsaces
Arsaces: king of Armenia (r. 34-36 CE), first ruler from the Arsacid dynasty.After the reign of Artaxias III Zeno, a Pontic prince who had been made king of Armenia in 18 CE by the Roman prince Germanicus, the Parthian king…Arsacids of Armenia
Arsacids of Armenia: name of a dynasty of kings, ruling in Armenia since the mid-first century. It was a branch of the Arsacid dynasty in the Parthian Empire.According to a treaty, concluded in 20 BCE between the Roman ruler Augustus…Artavasdes
Artavasdes: pro-Roman, Artaxiad ruler in Armenia (c. 1 CE).In 34 BCE, the Roman general Mark Antony captured the Armenian king Artavasdes II, who was later executed. Some of his relatives were living in Rome. One of these was a man prince named Artavasdes,…Artavasdes I
Artavasdes I: king of Armenia (r. c.161-120 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.Artavasdes is the second known king from the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia. He appears to have been the son of Artaxias I and may have been the father of…Artavasdes II
Artavasdes II: king of Armenia (r. after 55-34 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.King Tigranes II the Great of Armenia (r.c.95-c.55) and his ally Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus had been humiliated by the Romans and his son and successor Artavasdes II…Artavasdes III
Artavasdes III: king of Armenia (r. 4-6 CE).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 succeeded by his son Artavasdes III,note[Augustus,…Artaxata
Artaxata or Artaxiasata (Greek Ἀρτάξατα or ᾽Αρταξιάσατα): Hellenistic capital of Armenia (modern Khor Virap).Foundation Khor Virap and the so-called Ararat Artaxata was founded in 188 BCE…