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A map depicting the
Kingdom of Armenia
in c. 50 BC. The kingdom existed from 321 BC to 428 AD; its history is divided into successive reigns by three
royal dynasties
:
Orontid
,
Artaxiad
, and
Arsacid
. During the
Byzantine–Sasanian wars
, Armenia was ultimately partitioned into
Byzantine Armenia
and
Persian Armenia
.
Map:
Konstantinos Plakidas
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