Mesrop Mashtots (360/370 - c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesrop_Mashtots/ #History #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker #ArsacidDynastyofArmenia

Artashat (aka Artaxata) was the capital of Ancient Armenia from 176 BCE and remained so for over 300 years of the kingdom's history. https://www.worldhistory.org/Artashat/ #History #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker #ArsacidDynastyofArmenia

Vagharshapat (Valarsapat), located some 20 km west of modern Yerevan, was an ancient city in Armenia founded in the 2nd century CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Vagharshapat/ #History #ArmeniaTracker #ArsacidDynastyofArmenia #EtchmiadzinCathedral

The Christianization of Armenia began with the work of Syrian apostles from the 1st century CE and was boosted in the early 4th century CE by such figures as Saint Gregory the Illuminator, who converted the Armenian king and spread the gospel message. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/801/the-early-christianization-of-armenia/ #History #Armenia #ArmeniaTracker #ArsacidDynastyofArmenia

Vagharshapat (Valarsapat), located some 20 km west of modern Yerevan, was an ancient city in Armenia founded in the 2nd century CE. Serving as the capital, the city prospered and, under the new name of Echmiadzin, became the spiritual capital of Christian Armenia from the 4th century CE. Still an important pilgrimage site today, the building of the cathedral at Vagharshapat is attributed to Sai...https://www.worldhistory.org/Vagharshapat/ #ArmeniaTracker #ArsacidDynastyofArmenia #EtchmiadzinCathedral

Time has seen the rise and fall of a number of great empires - the Babylonian, the Assyrian, the Egyptian, and lastly, the Persian. Regardless of the size or skill of their army or the capabilities of their leaders, all of these empires fell into ruin. History has demonstrated that one of the many reasons for this ultimate decline was the empire's vast size - they simply grew too large to manag...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/851/the-extent-of-the-roman-empire/ #Arminius #ArsacidDynastyofArmenia #Augustus