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Mount Ararat
Definition by James Blake Wiener

Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat (Armenian: Masis; Turkish: Ağrı Dağı; Kurdish: Çiyaye Agiri; Azeri: Ağrıdağ; Persian: Kūh-e Nūḥ) is a dormant, compound volcanic mountain, consisting of two ancient volcanic peaks, located in present-day eastern Turkey very close...
Orontid Dynasty
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Orontid Dynasty

The Orontid dynasty (aka Eruandid or Yervanduni) succeeded the Kingdom of Urartu in ancient Armenia and ruled from the 6th to 3rd century BCE. Initially, the Orontids ruled as Persian satraps and the culture, language and political practices...
A Gallery of Chinese Art & Architecture
Image Gallery by Joshua J. Mark

A Gallery of Chinese Art & Architecture

Chinese culture developed from small communities such as Banpo Village (c. 4500 BCE) through the early Xia Dynasty (c. 2070-1600 BCE) and the great dynastic periods that followed after, creating some of the most striking and memorable works...
Armenian Genocide
Image by Aurora Mardiganian

Armenian Genocide

A photo presenting an episode of an Armenian Genocide which was a destruction of the Armenian people and culture in the Ottoman Empire. The photo presents group of armenians gathered in a city prior to deportation. From Ravished Armenia...
Armenian Saint Fresco, Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Image by James Blake Wiener

Armenian Saint Fresco, Etchmiadzin Cathedral

This fresco of an Armenian saint can be seen at the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, which is located in Etchmiadzin, Armenia. (The cathedral is currently under reconstruction.) According to many art historians, it is the world's oldest Christian cathedral...
Armenian Saint, Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Image by James Blake Wiener

Armenian Saint, Etchmiadzin Cathedral

This fresco of an Armenian saint can be seen at the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, which is located in Etchmiadzin, Armenia. (The cathedral is currently under reconstruction.) According to many art historians, it is the world's oldest Christian cathedral...
View of the Armenian Zorats Church
Image by James Blake Wiener

View of the Armenian Zorats Church

Zorats Church is a church built on a hill overlooking the Yeghegis River in present-day Armenia. The church was built in the early 14th century CE and dedicated by Bishop Stepanos Tarsayitch who was a grandson of an Orbelian prince. Armenia...
Armenian Medical Texts
Image by James Blake Wiener

Armenian Medical Texts

This manuscript book contains the translated works of Hippocrates and Galen, and it is entitled "Passage of Works by Hippocrates and Galen." It was compiled by Amirdovlat Amasiatsi or "Amirdovlat of Amasia" (c. 1420-1496 CE) who wrote in...
Armenian Column outside Church of St. Pogos and Petros
Image by James Blake Wiener

Armenian Column outside Church of St. Pogos and Petros

This is an Armenian column outside the Church of St. Pogos and Petros at Tatev Monastery in Armenia. This church was originally built c. 895-906 CE.
Leo V the Armenian
Image by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.

Leo V the Armenian

A gold solidus (nomisma) coin of Byzantine emperor Leo V the Armenian (r. 813-820 CE). The reverse side shows his son Constantine. (Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com)
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