Open links in new tab
  1. Copilot Answer

    History of Armenia - Wikipedia

    • The history of Armenia covers the topics related to the history of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the Armenian people, the Armenian language, and the regions of Eurasia historically and geographically considered Armenian. Armenia is located between Eastern Anatolia and the Armenian highlands, surrounding the Biblical mountains of Ararat. The endonym o… See more

    Prehistory

    Stone tools from 325,000 years ago have been found in Armenia which indicate the presence of early humans at this time.
    In … See more

    Antiquity

    After the fall of Urartu around 585 BC, the Satrapy of Armenia arose, ruled by the Armenian Orontid dynasty, which governed the state in 585–190 BC. Under the Orontids, Armenia during this era was a satrapy of … See more

    Map of History of Armenian
    Official languagesArmenian
    CurrencyDram (֏) (AMD)
    Middle Ages

    In 591, the Byzantine emperor Maurice defeated the Persians and recovered much of the remaining territory of Armenia into the empire. The conquest was completed by the emperor Heraclius, himself ethnically Armenian, i… See more

    Early modern period

    Due to its strategic significance, the historical Armenian homelands of Western Armenia and Eastern Armenia were constantly fought over and passed back and forth between Safavid Persia and the Ottomans. … See more

    20th century

    In 1915, the Ottoman Empire systematically carried out the Armenian genocide. This genocide was preceded by a wave of massacres in the years 1894 to 1896, as well as another massacre in 1909 in Adana. On 24 Apri… See more

    Independent Armenia (from 1991)

    Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 23 August 1990. Independence was confirmed by referendum on 21 September 1991. However, widespread recognition did not occur until t… See more