Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding the mountains of Ararat.There is evidence of an early civilisation in Armenia in the Bronze Age and earlier, dating to about 4000 BC.

The Romans then installed Mithridates of Armenia as client king. Invasions of Arctic air sometimes cause the temperature to drop sharply: the record low is −51° F (−46° C). After the fall of the Arsacid dynasty in Persia, the succeeding Sasanian Empire aspired to reestablish Persian control. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. 65-66. The root of the kingdom lies in one of the satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia called Armenia (Satrapy of Armenia), which was formed from the territory of the Kingdom of Ararat (860 BC–590 BC) after it was conquered by the Median Empire in 590 BC.

In 83, after a bloody strife for the throne of Syria, governed by the Seleucids, the Syrians decided to choose Tigran as the protector of their kingdom and offered him the crown of Syria. However, in 287, Tiridates III the Great was established King of Armenia by the Roman armies. • Armenian History Timeline Au XIX e siècle, l'Arménie orientale fut conquise par l'empire russe et la partie occidentale demeura sous l'empire ottoman. Author of. Autumn—long, mild, and sunny—is the most pleasant season. Subsequently, Armenia was often a focus of contention between Rome and Parthia, with both major powers supporting opposing sovereigns and usurpers. Steppes predominate in Armenia. The famous Greek historian Strabo wrote: "They fight on foot and on horseback, both in light and heavy armor. The Armenian First Legion took part in the ill-fated Persian campaign of the emperor Julianus Apostata in 363. of about 3500 years. The Jewish historian Josephus talks of 500,000 men in total, including camp followers. The authors add an apocryphal story of how Hannibal planned and supervised the building of Artaxata. Through the hollow of the stalk came forth smoke, Its history is divided into successive reigns by three royal dynasties: Orontid (321 BC–200 BC),[4][5] Artaxiad (189 BC–12 AD) and Arsacid (52–428).
Once in Syria, Tigran was confronted with another foe, Queen Alexandra, ruler of Palestine. In 189 BC when Artashes I's reign began, many neighboring countries (Media, Caucasian Iberia, Seleucid Empire) exploiting the weakened state of the kingdom, conquered its remote regions. Regional climatic variation is nevertheless considerable. Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! The Ottoman Empire was in existence from 1300 to 1923.

several decades was revived under the Armenian Yervanduni (the Orontides) Lesser Armenia's area was 100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi). The legion seemed to have survived this battle, because it appears in Notitia Dignitatum, which was written in the 5th century. The ancient Greek historians Herodotus and Eudoxus of Rhodes related the Armenians to the Phrygians—who entered Asia Minor from Thrace—and to the peoples of the ancient kingdom upon whom the Phrygians imposed their rule and language. From 114 to 118, Armenia briefly became a province of the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan. Josephus in his Antiquities wrote that Queen Alexandra "presented Tigranes, with many valuable gifts, and also ambassadors…" The Queen pledged her loyalty by offering all of Phoenicia to the King of Kings.

As Persian forces retreated to southern Mesopotamia, leaving a member of their dynasty to govern, and the Roman Empire splintered into three factions, the time was right for Armenia to rise again. And his eyes, they were as suns.

The kingdom competed with Assyria over supremacy in the highlands of Ararat and the Fertile Crescent.