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Surroundings:

Southwest quarter, gateRooftilesArtaxataSherdsWallSouthwest quarterSouthwest quarterSouthwest quarterSouthwest quarterSouthwest quarterSouthwest quarter with AraratArtashat, ancient bath.Baths of Artaxata, with a modern watchtowerArtaxata Citadel

Location:

  • Armenia, Khor Virap
  • geo:39.879383,44.571091
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -185 / unknown

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Annotations

Artashat (Armenian: Արտաշատ); Hellenized as Artaxata (Greek: Ἀρτάξατα), has been founded, around 176 BC, by Artaxes I, the progenitor of the Artaxiad dynasty. It was a large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during this reign.

See:

  1. R. H. Hewsen, s.v.. "Artaxata" in: Encyclopædia Iranica 1986- http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/artaxata-gk

Nearby

Artaxata, SW excavations

Artaxata, SW excavations

Artaxata theatre

Armenia's first theatre was built here

Khor Virap

VIIth century church - rebuilded


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