The paper deals with the first results of the Armenian-German Artaxata Project which was initiated in 2018. The city of Artaxata was founded in the 2nd century BC as the capital of the Artaxiad kingdom.
Achim Lichtenberger +2 more
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Magnetic Prospection in the Eastern Lower City of Artashat-Artaxata in the Ararat Plain of Armenia [PDF]
In March of 2021, the Berlin-based company cmp continued geophysical prospection works at the ancient city of Artashat-Artaxata (Ararat Province, Armenia).
Achim Lichtenberger +3 more
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This article re-examines the circumstances, reasons and date of taking Tigranes II the Great into hostage by the Parthians from a new perspective. In the light of in-formation from late Babylonian cuneiform, Greco-Roman, ancient Armenian and ancient ...
Ruslan Kobzar
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Exploring mudbrick architecture and its re-use in Artaxata, Armenia, during the 1st millennium BC. A multidisciplinary study of earthen architecture in the Armenian Highlands. [PDF]
Lorenzon M +7 more
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Parthian-Armenian relations from the 2nd century BCE to the second half of the 1st century CE [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to present Parthian-Armenian relations from the end of the 2nd century BCE to the so-called Treaty of Rhandeia (63 CE). This covers the period from the first contact of both states to the final conclusion of long-drawn-out ...
Dąbrowa, Edward
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König Pharasmanes I. als Bumberazi (ბუმბერაზი) bei Tacitus. Erwägungen zu kaukasisch-iberischer Heldenepik, Kulturtransfer, senatorischer Selbstdarstellung und römischer Historiographie: King Pharasmanes I as Bumberazi (ბუმბერაზი) in Tacitus. Considerations on Caucasian-Iberian Heroic Epic, Cultural Transfer in Edessa, Senatorial Self-Representation and Roman Historiography [PDF]
The investigation starts with peculiarities in Tacitus\u27s depiction of a battle between the Iberians and Parthians. It shall be shown that this is ultimately based on contemporary Iberian heroic epic.
Schmitt, Tassilo
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The upper Tigris region between Rome, Iran, and Armenia [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the geopolitical status of the Upper Tigris area in antiquity, with a special focus on the period between ca. 401 BCE and the 6th century CE.
Marciak, Michał
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Philologie et historiographie du Caucase chrétien [PDF]
Programme de l’année 2007-2008 : L’Arménie artaxiade (iie s. avant notre ère)
Mahé, Jean-Pierre
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Perceptions of classical Armenia: Romano-Parthian relations, 70 BC-AD 220 [PDF]
Relative to its importance, little research has been done on the Romano-Parthian rivalry that existed during the first two centuries AD. By extension, even less has been written concerning the kingdom of classical Armenia, which often served as the focal
Poirot, III, John Joseph
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The Romano-Parthian Cold War: Julio-Claudian Foreign Policy in the First Century CE and Tacitus\u27 Annales [PDF]
Many ancient and modern authors view the first century CE as an unprecedented era of peace and security for the Roman Empire. These writers often identify the Roman emperor Augustus’ diplomatic settlement with Parthia (ca.
Poirot, John J
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