Turkish anti-smuggling police in northwestern Balıkesir province has recovered another ancient artifact. This time a tombstone belonging to an Armenian king from the kingdom of Commagene. The DailySabbah reports: Anti-smuggling police seized a 2,000-year-old tombstone belonging to an ancient Armenian king in Turkey’s northwestern Balıkesir province on Tuesday. Acting upon a tipoff, security forces...
The Last King of Babylon – The Armenian Rebel Arakha
The last independent king of Babylon was an Armenian by the name of Arakha also known as Nebuchadnezzar IV. After the Achaemenid conquest of Babylon in 539 BC, several attempts were made by the Babylonians to rebel against the Persian conquerors. The first attempt was led by Nidintu-Bêl and was violently suppressed by Darius the...
True Face of the King Of Kings [UPDATED]
The King of Kings in Armenian history refers to Tigranes II (also known as Tigranes the Great). He was one of the most successful kings in world’s history (yet remains fairly unknown to western audiences). He conquered the entire Mesopotamia, subdued the Parthians and challenged the greatest power of his time the Roman Empire. Tigranes invaded...
Ashot I Bagratuni
With the decline of the previously ruling Mamikonian dynasty, the Bagratids emerged as one of the most powerful noble families in Armenia. Ashot I Bagratuni (Աշոտ Մեծ) was an Armenian prince of Bagratid lineage. The resilient character of King Ashot I, forged through the heroic national liberation struggle of 850–855, eventually made the 35–year old the Lord...
Marco Polo about Greater Armenia from Travels of Marco Polo
Marco polo about Armenia: from Description of the Greater Hermenia. This is a great country. It begins at a city called ARZINGA, at which they weave the best buckrams in the world. It possesses also the best baths from natural springs that are anywhere to be found. The people of the country are Armenians. There are many...
