During various periods in the ancient Rome, several “mystery” cults and their deities of Near Eastern character became highly popularized. Through Roman expansion into the east, Roman society came in contact with many Near Eastern and Middle Eastern religions and started to worship some of the deities in their own fashion. Mithras Maybe the most famous...
What Was The True Shape Of The Ancient Armenian Crown?
Hi guys, I need your help with something. You see, I’ve been wondering about something for a while now and I still cannot make up my mind. So I thought to myself, who to ask better than the well observant visitors of this blog?! Make sure to read the entire article though before you vote in the...
Armenian Kingdom of Commagene (a short analysis)
That the ancient kingdom of Commagene was indeed an Armenian kingdom is apparent from depictions found on numerous artifacts. For example below are two coins of Antiochus I Theos of Commagene who was responsible for constructing the megalithic statues of ancient Armenian deities on mount Nemrut (in today’s Turkey). We can see he is wearing the Armenian Tiara with the...
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...
