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Armenia in the Center of the World – Map of Herodotus

The world according to Herodotus, 5th century BC – Armenia has a central position among the countries that existed at that time. Edited by Charles Muller, published in the Smith’s atlas, British Museum, London, 1874.

Հայաստանը՝ աշխարհի կենտրոնում. մ.թ.ա. 5-րդ դար, ըստ հույն պատմաբան Հերոդոտոսի կազմված քարտեզի:

Географическая карта мира по Геродоту, V век до н.э. – Армения занимает центральное положение среди стран, существовавших в то время. Под редакцией Чарльза Мюллера, опубликовано в атласе Смита, Британский музей, Лондон, 1874 г.

Հայ-եվրոպական մշակութային կենտրոն/Armenian-European Cultural Center

Vigen Avetisyan

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