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.
Ancient Armenian cities as recorded by the Greeks and Romans
Armenia was well known to classical Greek and Roman writers who on occasion made personal journeys to Armenia describing some of its countryside, villages and cities. Many of which are today only remembered through their records. Pliny the Elder for example recounts a few in his work “The Natural History” (6.10): “The more famous...
