Elishe was an Armenian historian from the time of late antiquity, best known as the author of History of Vardan and the Armenian War, a history of the fifth-century Armenian revolt led by Vardan Mamik
A relief of Yeghishe at the Armenian Cathedral of Moscow.
Moses of Chorene Close Up
Armenian literature, produced in the Armenian language, has existed in written form since the 5th century CE, when the Armenian alphabet was invented by Mesrop Mashtots and the first original works of
Greek inscription from Garni temple with the Armenian word ter — meaning "head of a clan, ruler of a region", 1st century AD
Artashes and Satenik, artist Josef Rotter
First page of the Gospel of Mark, by Sargis Pitsak, a Medieval Armenian scribe and miniaturist
Srpouhi Dussap - Stamp of Armenia