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History of Armenia: Prehistoric Armenia, Name of Armenia,Kingdom of Armenia, Arsacid Dynasty of Armenia, Medieval Armenia, Arab conquest of Armenia, Principality of Armenia
History of Armenia Prehistoric Armenia Name of ArmeniaKingdom of Armenia Arsacid Dynasty of Armenia Medieval Armenia Arab conquest of Armenia Principality of Armenia The history of Armenia begins with Neolithic cultures of the South Caucasus, such as the Shulaveri-Shomu culture, followed by the Bronze Age Kura-Araxes and Trialeti cultures. The Iron Age kingdom of Urartu (Assyrian for Ararat) lasted from the 9th century to 585 BC, when it was replaced by the Orontid dynasty. Following Persian and ... more » Macedonian rule, the Artaxiad dynasty from 190 BC gave rise to the Kingdom of Armenia which rose to the peak of its influence under Tigranes II before falling under Roman rule.« less