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