A neat list of 10 World's oldest things from Armenia. The list includes only items found inside the border of the modern Republic of Armenia. Naturally historic Armenia encompasses a much larger territory. Visit the post to read the details...
Ayrudzi: The Armenian Cataphract (189 BC – 12 AD)
Armenian Ayrudzi Cataphract disambiguation: Ayr – u – Dzi; (Man – and – Horse). The Artaxiad Heavy Cavalry. Artaxiad Dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Greater Armenia from the Second Century BC to the First Century AD. King Tigran the Great’s best military asset was the Ayrudzi Cavalry which was noted in several primary sources; Strabo 64/63 BC...
Armenian Warriors – 3D reconstructions
Historic reconstruction of Armenian warriors from different era’s. Author:Â Arman Avakan
Armenian and Parthian Cataphracts
A cataphract is an ancient heavy cavalry war horse utilized in ancient warfare. Maybe the equivalent of a modern army tank. Armenia was famous for its usage of such warhorses, in ancient times. Strabo Geographica 11.14.9 (20 BC.): “The satrap of Armenia used to send to the Persian king twenty thousand foals every year...
Armenian Cataphract by Robert Pashayan
Another awesome 3D reconstruction of Armenian history, by a very talented (digital) artist Robert Pashayan. The is a rendering of the Armenian Cataphracts (heavily armored cavalry) of King Artaxias I the Kind (reigned 189-160 BCE, grandfather of the King of Kings, Tigranes the Great), founder of the Artaxiad Dynasty of Greater Armenia which succeeded the...
