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Armenia, also the Kingdom of Greater Armenia [9] or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք Mets Hayk; [10] Latin: Armenia Maior), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire under Tigranes II, was an Armenian kingdom in the Ancient Near East which existed from 331 BC to 428 AD.
Ancient Armenia refers to the history of Armenia during Antiquity.It follows Prehistoric Armenia and covers a period of approximately one thousand years, beginning at the end of the Iron Age with the events that led to the dissolution of the Kingdom of Urartu, and the emergence of the first geopolitical entity called Armenia in the 6th century BC.
In ancient sources it is mentioned as Arzanenae. The Armenian historian Yeghishe names the region Arznarzyu, Tovma Artsruni as Arzn Aghdzniats. Aghdz was connected to Ayrarat, the central province of the Kingdom of Armenia, by the road passing through the Bitlis mountain pass (Dzorapahak).
Public baths. Artashat (Armenian: Արտաշատ), Hellenized as Artaxata (Ancient Greek: Ἀρτάξατα) and Artaxiasata (Ἀρταξιάσατα), [2] was a major city and commercial center of ancient Armenia that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia from its founding in 176 BC to 120 AD, with some interruptions.
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), also known as Artaxiad or Arsacid Armenia, 380 BC to AD 387/428 Bagratid Armenia , also known as the Kingdom of Armenia, AD 885 to 1045 Other ancient Armenian kingdoms
15 provinces of Historical Armenia The ancient kingdom of Armenia had 15 provinces. [ 1 ] The provinces were called ashkharh ( Armenian : աշխարհ ), which means "world" in Armenian .
Urartu [b] was an Iron Age kingdom centered around the Armenian highlands between Lake Van, Lake Urmia, and Lake Sevan. The territory of the ancient kingdom of Urartu extended over the modern frontiers of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Armenia.
The source of the original map is: Robert H. Hewsen "Armenia: A Historical Atlas". The University of Chicago Press, 2001 ISBN 978-0-226-33228-4. Map 20 (The Empire of Tigran the Great, 95-66 BC), page 34. with UploadWizard