Discovered among the rugged gorges of ancient Sophene (Tsopk), the first local Middle Aramaic inscription from Rabat Fortress explicitly invokes the 'House of Orontes', illuminating the royal heritage and administrative literacy of classical Armenia.
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...
