As I wrote in a previous post Armenia Land of the Horse, many ancient writers would refer to Armenia as a land of excelent horse mastery. Recently I stumbled upon a few quotes from classical writers attesting to this fact. Strabo 11.13.7 This, as well as Armenia, is an exceptionally good “horse-pasturing” country; and a...
The Armenian Crown
As some know the precursor of the royal headgear known as a crown was the browband called the diadem, which had been worn by the emperors of the near east. It was adopted by Constantine I, and was worn by all subsequent rulers of the later Roman Empire. From it came the all familiar...
Armenian History in Italian art
There is a book called Armenian History in Italian art, which is not yet in my possession so I cannot show any pages from it. But I did find a few illustrations from this book of classical Italian pieces depicting scenes from Armenian History.
Healing power of Armenian soil
For some reason I again return to this subject. I recently found some text from an old German medical book Gart der Gesundheit (Garden of Health, 1470) describing the healing properties of Armenian earth. Modern medicine has advanced quit a bit since the old days, but I think it is still interesting to read about the “knowledge”...
Classical historians about Armenia
Since Armenia pre-dates most of the surrounding nations, ancient historians would refer to it by the name that is still in use today. Something easily overlooked by some, nevertheless of significant importance attesting to the continuation from the times of the immemorial to the present. A rare occurring in the region that has known much turmoil, occupation, change of power,...
Armenia in nature (part 2)
As my previous post suggests this second part is not a re-post but a continuation of more examples of scientific names in nature referring to Armenia. Armenia has been well known to classical writers; as such many scientific names in nature refer to Armenia as its historic homeland. These names attest to the flora and fauna of Armenian Highlands beyond...
Armenia in nature (part 1)
A while ago when I didn’t have a blog I made an interesting entry on my friend’s blog ArmeniansWorld about a selection of scientific names from nature referring to Armenia as its native and/or classical homeland. In this case I would like to repost the entry here and while I’m at it I’ll add a...
Building character with a game of Chess
Armenia a country of only 3 million is well known for its success in Chess. As such numerous Armenians have left their names among the top of Chess History. To name a few: Tigran Petrosian, Levon Aronian, Rafael Vaganian, Vladimir Akopian and of course one of the greatest Chess players of all time Garry...
1000 year old Armenian Monastery Left To Crumble in Turkish Occupied Cyprus
A thousand year old Armenian monastery in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus is left to crumble by the authorities and Turkish citizens. The following is from an article from CyprusMail. A slice of history left to crumble THE FIRST THING you should know about the Armenian monastery of Sourp Magar is that it exists. This...
East Of Byzantium Documentary coming soon!
As some might know Roger Kupelian from Fugitive Studios who helped create the special effects in the Lord of the Rings movies is working on a private project making a movie based on Armenian historic war of survival the “Battle of Avarayr” 451 AD led by the legendary Armenian general Vartan Mamikonian. As the project requires funding it won’t be out...
