One leader of these people was defeated at Tigranocerta in 69 BCE by an army commanded byLucullus.
One leader of these people was defeated at Tigranocerta in 69 BCE by an army commanded byLucullus. Their land was briefly made a Roman province following the defeat of Artavasdes I at thehands of Marc Antony. In the Middle Ages, these people were ruled by King Ashot III the Mercifuland other members of the Bagratid Dynasty. Once ruled by Tigranes the Great, St. Gregory theIlluminator converted these people to Christianity circa 300 CE, establishing one of the (*) oldestcontinuous Christian churches. They are the majority in Nagorno-Karabakh, which is disputed byAzerbaijan. As many as 1.5 million of them were killed at the order of Enver Pasha by Turks during aWorld War I genocide. For 10 points, name this ethnic group found in cities like Yerevan.
One leader of these people was defeated at Tigranocerta in 69 BCE by an army commanded byLucullus.
Armenians [or Armenian Hay or Armenian Hayq or Armenian Hayk or Armina or Armenioi]