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Armenia was not conquered by Alexander the Great

September 21, 2013June 2, 2019 1 Comment 24309 Views

The Macedonian Empire, 336-323 B.C. and Kingdoms of the Diadochi . Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911

Armenia was never conquered by Alexander the Great. The Cambridge University historian W. Tran in his fine work on Alexander’s conquests noted: “Alexander the Great appointed Mithrinés as the satrap of Armenia and sent him there, but the country was never conquered.” Later he continued: “The successors of Alexander came quickly to the conclusion...