The Artsrunis were an ancient princely and, later, royal dynasty of Armenia.
Assumed depiction of Gagik I Artsruni in the vine-scroll relief on the eastern façade of the Church of the Holy Cross (915–921)
The Artsruni statesman Khutlubuga, 13th century CE. Church of the Holy Sign. Haghpat Monastery, southern wall.
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center.
Bronze Age burial site Zorats Karer (also known as Karahunj).
Behistun Inscription of Darius I mentioning Armenia. 6th century BC
The pagan Garni Temple, probably built in the first century, is the only "Greco-Roman colonnaded building" in the post-Soviet states.
The Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's Mother Church traditionally dated 303 AD, is considered the oldest cathedral in the world.