Overview
The Kingdom of Greater Armenia or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք Mets Hayk; Latin: Armenia Maior), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire under Tigranes II, was an Armenian kingdom in the Ancient Near East which existed from 331 BC to 428 AD. Its history is divided into the successive reigns of three royal dynasties: Orontid (331–200 BC), Artaxiad (189 BC – 12 AD), and Arsacid (52–428). The root of the kingdom lies in the Satrapy of Armenia of the Achaemenid Empire of Iran, which was formed from the territory of Urartu (860–590 BC) after it was conquered by the Medes in 590 BC. The satrapy became a kingdom in 321 BC during the reign of.
Historical Periods
Kingdom of Armenia (-326–-324)
326 BCE – 324 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 241,708 km²
Kingdom of Armenia (-323–-316)
323 BCE – 316 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 242,028 km²
Kingdom of Armenia (-315–-308)
315 BCE – 308 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 242,471 km²
Kingdom of Armenia (-307–-302)
307 BCE – 302 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 242,324 km²
Kingdom of Armenia (-301–-282)
301 BCE – 282 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 241,725 km²
Kingdom of Armenia (-281–-257)
281 BCE – 257 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 240,879 km²
Kingdom of Armenia (-256–-231)
256 BCE – 231 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 224,125 km²
Kingdom of Armenia (-230–-211)
230 BCE – 211 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 224,603 km²
Kingdom of Armenia (-208–-207)
208 BCE – 207 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 269 km²
Kingdom of Armenia (-188–-127)
188 BCE – 127 BCE
Capital: VanArea: 224,603 km²
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