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The Temple of Garni (Armenian: “Garnu tacar”) is located in the village of Garni in Kotayk Province, Armenia, and it was once a pagan temple dedicated to the Armenian sun god Mihr. Built in the middle of the 1st century CE, the...

The Ionic Temple of Garni, Armenia. Built c. 77 CE during the reign of Tiridates I of Armenia (r. c. 63 - c. 88 CE).

Tiridates I (Trdat I) ruled as the king of Armenia from 63 to either 75 or 88 CE). Considered the founder of the Arsacid dynasty proper, his reign got off to a rocky start with invasions from Rome and Parthia but, once crowned in a lavish...

Movses Khorenatsi (Moses of Khoren) was a 5th-century CE Armenian historian whose work the History of the Armenians has earned him the title of the “father of Armenian history”. Drawing on ancient sources and ambitiously covering...

Last fall, Ancient History Encyclopedia (AHE) received a grant from the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Knights of Vartan Fund for Armenian Studies to complete a grant project that would entail the writing...

The cella of Armenia's Garni Temple is about 7 m (23 ft) high, 8 m (26 ft) long, and 5 m (17 ft) wide. As it can only hold about 20-25 people inside, many historians and archaeologists believe it originally held a statue, perhaps of the sun...

The Arabs invaded and conquered Persian and Byzantine Armenia in 630s and 640s CE, respectively. At Garni Temple, there is Arabic graffiti along the walls, which is dated to the 9th-10th centuries CE.

A side view of Garni Temple in Armenia with its eight ionic columns. The Temple of Garni was built around 77 CE in Greco-Roman style.

These are some of the ruins of the former Roman baths that once surrounded Garni Temple in what is present-day Armenia. They were constructed during the 3rd century CE.

Built in in Ionic style around 77 CE, the Temple of Garni is the masterpiece of King Tiridates I of Armenia (r. 52-58, 62-88 CE). It remains a potent symbol of Armenia's deep historic ties to the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome.