History of Armenia

Early History

The Armenian Kingdom of Urartu or Van flourished in the Caucasus and eastern Asia Minor between ca. 800 BC and 600 BC. It streched from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. Most of modern day Eastern Turkey is Armenian territory taken over.

Related Topics:
Kingdom of Urartu - Caucasus - Asia Minor - 800 BC - 600 BC

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According to Strabo (XI, XIV, 5), Armeno-Phrygians conquered Carenitida (the region of the upper flow of the Euphrates) from the Chalybes, probably around 600 BC. The Armenians subsequently moved to the territory of the failing kingdom of Urartu. In the 5th century BC, when both Armenians and Phrygians served under Xerxes, Herodotus tells us that their costume and equipment was still identical, and the Armenians were considered colonists of the Phrygians.

Related Topics:
Strabo - Carenitida - Chalybes - 5th century BC - Xerxes - Herodotus - Phrygian

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