Artaxata
Imperial capital
Large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of king Artaxias I
Location: 39.8866, 44.5794 · Pleiades 874361
What this place is
- Imperial capital — the Arsacid kings' capital of Armenia through the first centuries of this era, before the court moved to Vagharshapat and then on to Dvin
Who is recorded here
- Gregory the Illuminator imprisonment · AD 288
- Vardan Mamikonian birth · AD 388
In art
About the place
Artashat, Hellenized as Artaxata and Artaxiasata (Ἀρταξιάσατα), was a major city and commercial center of ancient Armenia that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia from its founding in 176 BC to 120 AD, with some interruptions.
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