“The ten hectare site founded on the hillside at Tigranakert is such a topographical structure that it can be included in the list of most powerful monuments in all the Caucasus.”
Posted on 08/10/2010 8:28:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
This documentary chronicles the discovery of an ancient Armenian city built by Tigran the Great (140-55 BC) in the First Century BC. Founded as the new capital of the Armenian Empire with the intention of securing a central position inside the borders of the growing empire, it was built on territory traditionally Armenian but claimed today by both Armenia and Azerbaijan. Under the rule of Tigran the Great, the Armenian Empire extended from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean and became, for a short time, the strongest state east of the Roman Empire.
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Till you hit Han China, that is.
The Armenians were no match for the Romans in combat (of course, neither was anybody else) and their empire lasted only until the Romans took a brief break in their civil wars and wrecked it.
A fascinating site all around. Thanks.
“The ten hectare site founded on the hillside at Tigranakert is such a topographical structure that it can be included in the list of most powerful monuments in all the Caucasus.”
My pleasure!
If Laz were here, and we showed him Han China...
;’)
Thanks Fred Nerks! Those notches, gosh, they look a little familiar... :’)
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