Open AccessArmenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity
Author(s) -
Touraj Daryaee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
electrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2084-3909
pISSN - 1897-3426
DOI - 10.4467/20800909el.21.006.13364
Subject(s) - armenian , empire , ancient history , politics , identity (music) , geography , late antiquity , history , ottoman empire , political science , economy , economic history , ethnology , art , law , economics , aesthetics
This paper discusses the idea of Armenian and Iranian identity in 3rd century CE. It is proposed that the bordering region of the Armeno-Iranian world, such as that of the Siwnik‘ and its house saw matters very differently from that of the Armenian kingdom. The Sasanians in return had a vastly different view of Armenia and Georgia as political entities, and used their differences to the benefit of their empire.