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Далмация в «Древнеармянской географии»
Dalmatia According to the “Ancient Armenian Geography”

Author(s): Hakob Zh. Harutyunyan
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Regional Geography, Historical Geography, Ancient World
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Balkan Peninsula; Rome; Dalmatia; Movses Khorenatsi; Anania Shirakatsi; «Ashkharatsuyts»; Adriatic Sea;written sources;

Summary/Abstract: “Ancient Armenian geography” contains information about many countries of Europe, including and located on the Balkan Peninsula. It contains information about Dalmatia. Our goal was to find out the reasons that prompted its authors to pay attention to this country. Moreover, it was found that the “Ancient Armenian Geography” describes the Greater and Lesser Dalmatia. Interest in them was due to the importance of Diocletian for the history of Armenia. Moreover, the accuracy of the information given in “Ancient Armenian Geography” is not inferior to that given by Ptolemy and Strabo.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 327-333
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Russian