Erebuni was an Urartian fortress and city, located between the Nor Aresh District and the Vardahsen District on the outskirts of present-day Yerevan, Armenia, and situated on top of Arin Berd hill. https://www.worldhistory.org/Erebuni/ #History #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker #Erebuni

Mesrop Mashtots (360/370 - c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesrop_Mashtots/ #History #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker #ArsacidDynastyofArmenia

Artashat (aka Artaxata) was the capital of Ancient Armenia from 176 BCE and remained so for over 300 years of the kingdom's history. https://www.worldhistory.org/Artashat/ #History #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker #ArsacidDynastyofArmenia

The Orontid Dynasty (aka Eruandid or Yervanduni) succeeded the Kingdom of Urartu in ancient Armenia and ruled from the 6th to 3rd century BCE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Orontid_Dynasty/ #History #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker #Commagene

The Shengavit archaeological site is an ancient settlement occupied from c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Shengavit/ #History #AreniCave #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker

The art produced by the Urartu civilization, which flourished in ancient Armenia, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran from the 9th to 6th century BCE, is best seen in bronze figurines of deities, bronze cauldrons with animal and goddess head decorations, and vibrant wall paintings. https://www.worldhistory.org/Urartu_Art/ #History #ArmeniaTracker #Erebuni #Teishebaini

The Mamikonians were a powerful clan group who were influential in Armenian political and military affairs from the 1st century BCE onwards. https://www.worldhistory.org/Mamikonian_Dynasty/ #History #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker #MamikonianDynasty

Urartu, also known as the Kingdom of Urartu or the Kingdom of Van, was a civilization which developed in the Bronze and Iron Age of ancient Armenia, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran from the 9th century BCE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Urartu_Civilization/ #History #ArmeniaTracker #Erebuni #Hayasa-Azzi

Basil I was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 867 to 886 CE and he founded the "Macedonian" dynasty which lasted for over 200 years. https://www.worldhistory.org/Basil_I/ #History #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker #BasilI

Vagharshapat (Valarsapat), located some 20 km west of modern Yerevan, was an ancient city in Armenia founded in the 2nd century CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Vagharshapat/ #History #ArmeniaTracker #ArsacidDynastyofArmenia #EtchmiadzinCathedral