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570 BCE - 200 BCE: The Orontid dynasty rules in ancient Armenia.
570 BCE - 560 BCE: Orontes (Yervand) Sakavakyats reigns in Armenia, founder of the Orontid dynasty.
522 BCE: The Persian satrapy of Armenia briefly cedes from the Achaemenid Empire but is brought under control by Darius I.
333 BCE: The Armenian Orontid dynasty provides troops for the Persian cause at the Battle of Issus.
331 BCE: The Armenian Orontid dynasty provides troops for the Persian cause at the Battle of Gaugamela.
330 BCE: Armavir is made the capital of Armenia, a state under control of the Macedonian Empire.
260 BCE: The unified kingdom of Commagene and Sophene rises in western Armenia.
212 BCE - 200 BCE: Reign of king Orontes IV (aka Yervand IV), last ruler of the Orontid dynasty.