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...
Mythical king “Lion Mher”
Lion Mher (Armenian: AÅ•iwc “Lion” or AÅ•iwcajew “Lion-shaped”) is a mythical king from an ancient pagan Armenian folk epic of the “Daredevils of Sassoun“, who slew a lion with his bare hands earning the title of “lion-like”. Lion Mher is the father of David (also known as Mher the younger), the hero of the epic. He is the epitome of...
Armenian images on Roman coins
As is clear by now I’ve been digging into ancient coins lately and I found these very interesting examples of Roman coin depicting Armenians and Armenian symbols. It is always curious to see how Armenians were portrayed by others in the ancient times. I wander if other nearby empires (maybe the Persians) have struck coins depicting Armenia, Armenian...
