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At the time of Ervandunis, the Armenian army has indeed been powerful. In the 1st century BC, a Roman author Quintos Curcios Rupos reported that in the famous Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC, the right wing of the allied forces led by the Persian king Darius III comprised of a 40,000 infantry and 7,000 …
Turkish media have been publishing articles about the secret agitation conducted by the Armenian diaspora in the Hamshen district for several years. A warning statement was issued on one of the Turkish resources entitled “Attention, Hamshen!”. The statement said: “As a part of the initiative, Armenians send special groups to Hamshen for carrying out secret …
Armenian scientists are struggling to solve the secret of the mountain road on the way to Mount Aragats, where the 7th-century Amberd fortress is located. The correspondent of the TV channel “MIR 24” Anna Harutyunyan visited the site and saw everything with her own eyes. There are legends about this mountain route. On the Internet, …
A variation of the winged crosses – swastikas is the Armenian Kerakhach. It symbolized the patronage of the dragon fighter, the fearless, courageous, and the victorious hero Vahagn. In the end, Kerakhach became his victorious symbol personifying struggle and victory. In the Armenian epic “Sasuntsi David”, Kerakhach is denoted “paterazma khach” (“pa” – father, “ter” …
The Vorotnavank monastery is located 4 kilometers east of the city of Sisian on the edge of the canyon of the Vorotan River. The road to it lies through picturesque mountain canyons. Due to the scarcity of vegetation and the harsh appearance, it seems that the monastery has not been visited for many years. Ruben …
The first translation of the Bible into Chinese was done by Hovhannes Ghazarian. According to some sources, in China, Christianity is professed by almost 7% of the population. The first Christian missionaries appeared in China during the reign of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) in the 7th century. On the other hand, there is …
One of the most ancient people of Europe are the Etruscans (their self-name is Rassena, Rasna), the oldest settlers of the Apennine peninsula. In the 1st millennium BC, they already lived in its northwestern part between the Arno and Tiber rivers. In the old days, this territory was called Etruria (now Tuscany). These ancient people …
To have the British Museum rename the “Ancient Turkey” hall “Anatolia and Urartu“, an Armenian Zepyur Batikyan organized a serious campaign to collect signatures in order to acknowledge the falsification of the history of Armenia and the whole humanity. It happened in 2016. Justice was partially restored. The non-existent term “Ancient Turkey” was condescendingly replaced …
Only few people know that the great Armenian poet Avetik Isahakyan participated in the operation Nemesis. Avetik Isahakyan (Ավետիք Իսահակյան) was born in Alexandropol on October 30, 1875. He was a prominent Armenian lyric poet, writer, and public activist. It was he who tracked down Talaat Pasha in Berlin and supplied Soghomon Tehlirian with weapons. …
The Armenians and Chinese are the most ancient peoples who managed to build the great civilizations of their time. The word “Armenia” in Chinese sounds “Ya-mei-ni-ya,” which’s hieroglyphs mean “The Beautiful Maid of Asia.” One of the most famous Armenian figures who managed to build his own business empire in Hong Kong was Sir Khachik …
Each nation is geographically tied to some piece of a land. As for Armenians, they have two homelands – one historical and one inherited from political injustice. Today, the latter’s area is equal to the area of the modern Kiev region. The historical homeland of the Armenians is the Armenian Highlands, which can be called …
Here is the reason why the Ottoman Empire began to falsify the numbers of the Armenian population. Until the middle of the 19th century, the data on the population of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in the documents of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and official Sultan documents did not differ from each other, which means …
Scientist Michael Edward Stone, who founded and for many years headed the Department of Armenology in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gave an interview to the ScholArm on his activities and discoveries in the field of Armenology. Stone is an author of 40 books and over 400 articles, most of which are on subjects related …
Today, many great scientists with world-renowned names believe that Armenia is the cradle of creation and civilization. Among other sources, the Bible and the oldest Sumerian legends say about it. Following the work “The Cult of God Ar in Armenia”, a new book named “Armenia – the Cradle of Creation and Civilization” (in Armenian) was …
The history of this monastery goes back to the 8th century. At this time, the Byzantine emperors of the Isaurian dynasty were preoccupied with the increasing number of monasteries that absorbed human, land, and financial resources and also brought a rather ambiguous veneration of icons. Since 726, the era of iconoclasm began, which had several …
What I’m about to tell you, at first glance, may seem strange. When the Portuguese ships under the command of Vasco da Gama for the first time sailed to Mozambique, the natives met them very favorably. In reality, they wanted to kill the team members and seize their ships. And to lure the sailors inland, …
Tatev Monastery (Armenian: Տաթեւի վանք) is a monastic complex of the 9th-13th centuries located in the Syunik province, Armenia, in 20 km from the town of Goris. Over its existence, it has been the spiritual center of Syunik since the 9th century. The complex also includes the hermitage of Tatevi Anapat. In 1995, the Tatev …
How and where did the great Sumerian civilization come from? Many scientists have been and are still struggling to solve the mystery of the origin of this unique civilization, but riddles still remain, there are a lot of questions the answers to which have not been found yet. The author of the article published below, …