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The earliest history of We also know that in the 9th century B.C. most
of the territory of the future Between 558 and 334 B.C. |
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In early 2nd century B.C., first known Armenian
kingdom was born to become an arena of long and devastating conflicts between
major local powers Ancient Armenian kingdom came to the peak of its might
between 189 and 63 B.C. during the reign of Tighran
the Great who became an ally of Mithridate VI Eupator of |
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However, the Greater Armenian empire of Tighran did not last long. As a result of successful Roman
campaigns of Pompeus from the west and Parthian
invasion from the south, The following 600 years of Armenian history were marked by
long wars against Click on the map for the full image |
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NB: In the year 301 Armenian King Thiradates III adopted Christianity as the state religion thus making Armenia the first Christian nation of the world. |
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