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'''There is not any reference from Syrian and other country histories which prove that there was Great Armenia. All these places were war centre which big empires made war and in their history, they did not fight against to Great Armenia. For example, in Syrian history, there was not any reference. Even, ancient Mesopotamia and Babylon were depicted as Armenia.<br><br> |
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{{see also|Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)}} |
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1. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Syria Listen to this article History of Syria]<br> |
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[[File:Maps of the Armenian Empire of Tigranes.gif|thumb|280px|Tigranes the Great's Armenian Empire]] |
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2. [https://azerbaijans.com/content_327_en.html Aghgoyunlu state]<br> |
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[[File:81ArabAbbasidPeriod750-885.gif|thumb|right|280px|[[Emirate of Armenia]] 9th century AD]] |
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3. [https://azerbaijans.com/content_366_en.html Media]<br> |
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[[File:Fenner, Rest. Persis, Parthia, Armenia. 1835 (A).jpg|thumb|right|350|Persis, Parthia, Armenia. Rest Fenner, published in 1835.]] |
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4. [https://azerbaijans.com/content_353_en.html Albania]<br> |
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[[File:AMBS by Karl von Spruner.jpg|thumb|280|Armenia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Assyria with Adjacent Regions, Karl von Spruner, published in 1865.]] |
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5. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon Babylon]<br> |
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'''Greater Armenia''' ({{lang-hy|Մեծ Հայք}}, ''Mets Hayk<nowiki>'</nowiki>'') is the name given to the state of [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]] that emerged on the [[Armenian Highlands]] under the reign of King [[Artaxias I]] at the turn of the second century BC. The term was used to refer to Armenian kingdoms throughout the [[classical history|classical]], [[late antique]], and [[Middle Ages|medieval]] periods by contemporary Armenian and non-Armenian authors alike. |
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Though its borders were in a constant state of flux, Greater Armenia roughly encompassed the area stretching from the [[Euphrates River]] in the west, the region of [[Artsakh (historic province)|Artsakh]] and parts of [[Iranian Azerbaijan]] to the east, parts of the modern state of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] to the north, with its southern boundary abutting the northern tip of [[Mesopotamia]]. |
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To the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] it was known as ''Armenia Maior'' and to the [[Greeks|Greek-speaking peoples]] as {{lang|grc|Ἀρμενία Μεγάλη}} (''Armenia Megale''), to differentiate it with [[Lesser Armenia]] (''Pok'r Hayk′'', in Latin ''Armenia Minor'').<ref>{{hy icon}} [[Suren Yeremyan|Yeremyan, Suren]]. ''«Մեծ Հայք»''. [[Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia]]. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1981, vol. 7, pp. 434-36.</ref> It would later be used to distinguish it from the medieval kingdom that was established in [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia|Cilicia]], which was sometimes referred to as Little Armenia (not to be confused with Lesser Armenia). |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*[[Nicholas Adontz|Adontz, Nicholas]] (1970). ''Armenia in the Period of Justinian: The Political Conditions Based on the Naxarar System'', trans. Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. |
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*[[Robert Hewsen|Hewsen, Robert H.]] (2001). ''Armenia: A Historical Atlas''. Chicago: Chicago University Press. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Armenia (disambiguation)]] |
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[[Category:History of Armenia]] |
Revision as of 00:59, 7 January 2019
Greater Armenia (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք, Mets Hayk') is the name given to the state of Armenia that emerged on the Armenian Highlands under the reign of King Artaxias I at the turn of the second century BC. The term was used to refer to Armenian kingdoms throughout the classical, late antique, and medieval periods by contemporary Armenian and non-Armenian authors alike.
Though its borders were in a constant state of flux, Greater Armenia roughly encompassed the area stretching from the Euphrates River in the west, the region of Artsakh and parts of Iranian Azerbaijan to the east, parts of the modern state of Georgia to the north, with its southern boundary abutting the northern tip of Mesopotamia.
To the Romans it was known as Armenia Maior and to the Greek-speaking peoples as Ἀρμενία Μεγάλη (Armenia Megale), to differentiate it with Lesser Armenia (Pok'r Hayk′, in Latin Armenia Minor).[1] It would later be used to distinguish it from the medieval kingdom that was established in Cilicia, which was sometimes referred to as Little Armenia (not to be confused with Lesser Armenia).
References
- ^ Template:Hy icon Yeremyan, Suren. «Մեծ Հայք». Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1981, vol. 7, pp. 434-36.
Further reading
- Adontz, Nicholas (1970). Armenia in the Period of Justinian: The Political Conditions Based on the Naxarar System, trans. Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
- Hewsen, Robert H. (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. Chicago: Chicago University Press.