Antiochus I of Commagene (86 BC – 38 BC), king of Commagene (Kamakh) BC From 70, from the Armenian Yervanduni dynasty. He succeeded his father, Mihrdat I Kallinikos (Conqueror) (120 BC – 63 BC), who was king of Commagene from BC. 96 to BC 70. His mother was Laodicea (a Seljuk princess). He was the …
Vishapakars are thousand-year-old ancient structures that certainly originated in Armenia. These are rather mysterious structures as they date back as far back as the 18th-16th centuries BC. p.m. Armenian Highlands is the only place where they were found, so it is safe to say that Vishapakars originated here. Most of the vishapakars were found near …
Vishapakars (Dragon stones) originated in Armenia Read More »
Vahagn Vishapakagh is one of the beloved gods of ancient Armenian pagan mythology. The monument dedicated to Vahagn is located on the Yerevan-Savan highway, which is the northern entrance to Yerevan. The divine, powerful, masculine Vahagn enters the battle, beheads, and defeats the three-headed dragon. This scenario is curved on the surface of a tuff …
The “Vahagn Vishapakagh” monument Vahagn the Dragon Reaper Read More »
Reading a book “the Scythians” by Barry Cunliffe. It seems these nomads who settled into the northern Black Sea (Pontic steppe) area after 700 BC and played part in the downfall of the Urartian kingdom (Kingdom of Van, Ararat kingdom), were not that barbaric after all. Their art was amazing. Unfortunately, they didn’t have any …
Armenian knot on Pazyryk rug, Reading a book “the Scythians” by Barry Cunliffe Read More »
Ani-Kamakh was one of the impregnable fortresses and pagan sanctuaries in the Daranaghyat province of ancient Armenia (now in Turkey). According to the Epic Histories written by the 5th-century historian Pavstos Buzand , he accounts that King Shapur II the Great of Persia after having recaptured Armenia and occupying Ani-Kamakh, discovered there the treasures and …
The Mount Tirinkatar’s Valley of “Dragon stones” is located on the southwestern slope of Mount Aragats, about 12 km from the top of the peak, in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The valley is formed in the depression between the mountains Sev Sar (3,138m) and Tirinkatar (2,858m), which is filled with lake-glacial formations (clay, basaltic …
In the biblical age, Armenia was conceived as the mountainous expanse in the north dominating the route from Ereẓ Israel to Mesopotamia (via Haran or its neighborhood) and extending to (and beyond) the boundaries of the known world. The forested heights near the sources of the Euphrates and the Tigris stimulated Jewish commentators to develop geographical concepts concerning this …
Armenian kingdom of Urartu, based on Lake Van, Jewish Virtual Library Read More »
Coins from the ancient Bactrian empire, which spread from the Caspian to the Himalayas. Some of their seals and symbols were the swastika, the 8 or 10-sided star, and even the 6-pointed hexagram (Israelite) star. Very interesting set of letters they were using. Ancient Armenoids ANCIENT ARMENOIDS aka THE LOST TRIBES
Anabasis is an exhibition of the ancient Greek commander and historian Xenophon devoted to the events that occurred in the 5th century BC. p.m., when the 13,000th squad of Greek mercenaries took part in the interpersonal war started by the satrap (ruler) of Lydia, Phrygia, and Cappadocia, Cyrus the Great, the Persian King of Kings, …
Since the fall of the great ANI Kingdom, Armenia has never become a superpower again. Tribes and cities of our people were dispersed to Southeast Asia, Persia, Mesopotamia, Jerusalem, Syria, Lebanon, and all over Europe. The Renaissance period was the worst thing that ever happened to Armenia and Armenians. New ideas, philosophies, written versions of …