Artaxata
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thumb|Public baths Artashat (), Hellenized as Artaxata () and Artaxiasata (), 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. It was founded during the reign of King Artaxias I (Artashes), the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty. Its ruins are located in the Ararat Province of modern-day Armenia, on the left bank of the Araks River, at the site of the monastery of Khor Virap. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD, before finally be
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Artashat
- Ancient site.native_name
- Արտաշատ
- Ancient site.image
- Mount Ararat and Khor Virap Monastery 2, Ararat Plain, Armenia.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- View of Khor Virap Monastery. The hill where the monastery was built is the location of ancient Artaxata (near the village of Lusarat)
- Ancient site.map_type
- Armenia#Ararat
- Ancient site.map_size
- 275
- Ancient site.map_dot_label
- Artaxata
- Ancient site.marksize
- 10
- Ancient site.location
- South of the modern town of Artashat, Ararat Province, Armenia
- Ancient site.builder
- King Artaxias I
- Ancient site.built
- 176 BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 7th century
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- Name
- History and archaeology
- Establishment and rise
- Wars against Romans and Persians
- Archaeological research
- 4th-century church
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
thumb|Public baths Artashat (), Hellenized as Artaxata () and Artaxiasata (), 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. It was founded during the reign of King Artaxias I (Artashes), the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty. Its ruins are located in the Ararat Province of modern-day Armenia, on the left bank of the Araks River, at the site of the monastery of Khor Virap. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD, before finally being abandoned.
The remains of the great walls of the city and some of its buildings are still visible today.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Artaxata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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