Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kingdom_of_Armenia_(antiquity)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area	up to 400,000 km² (under Tigranes the Great)
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Tigranocerta gptkb:Artaxata
gptkbp:convertedToChristianity	301 AD
gptkbp:currency	denarius drachm
gptkbp:dissolved	gptkb:Byzantine_Empire gptkb:Sasanian_Empire
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:Artaxiad_dynasty Arsacid dynasty
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Armenians
gptkbp:existedDuring	321 BC
gptkbp:existedUntil	428 AD
gptkbp:firstChristianState	true
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Artaxias_I
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	gptkb:Late_Antiquity Classical antiquity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Armenia
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality	gptkb:Roman_Empire gptkb:Parthian_Empire gptkb:Sasanian_Empire
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Tigranocerta gptkb:Roman–Parthian_Wars
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Tiridates_III gptkb:Mesrop_Mashtots gptkb:Gregory_the_Illuminator gptkb:Tigranes_the_Great
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:Garni_Temple gptkb:Etchmiadzin_Cathedral
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Armenian
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Ancient_Near_East gptkb:Caucasus_region
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Orontid_dynasty
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:ruled	gptkb:Artavasdes_II gptkb:Artaxias_I gptkb:Tiridates_III gptkb:Tigranes_the_Great
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Byzantine_Armenia gptkb:Sasanian_Armenia
gptkbp:writingSystem	gptkb:Aramaic gptkb:Greek Armenian alphabet (from 5th century AD)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:ancient_Armenia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7