Erebuni Fortress

Erebuni Fortress

Erebuni Fortress is an Urartian castle in Yerevan, Armenia. It was built by king Argišti in 782 BC as a military base.

The site has been excavated by Russian and Armenian Archaeologists since 1947. [The Cambridge Ancient History - Page 346 by I. E. S. Edwards, John Boardman]

ee also

*Van Fortress

References

External links

* [http://www.armenica.org/cgi-bin/armenica.cgi?=2=bc=1=bcz0002 Erebouni Fortress at Armenica.org]
* [http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Erebuni_Fortress Erebuni Fortress]


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