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The site of Tigranokerta: status quaestionis

Marciak, Michał (2016) The site of Tigranokerta: status quaestionis. Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 56 (3). pp. 293-314. ISSN 0044-5975

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Abstract

This paper gives an overview of all major identifications of the site of Tigranokerta, the famous foundation of the Armenian king, Tigranes II (the Great, ca. 95‒55 BCE). Firstly, the paper presents ancient literary evidence; secondly, it discusses all major locations of Tigranokerta suggested to date (Siirt, Silvan, Arzan, Diyarbakιr, Tell Abad, and Kιzιltepe); and finally it reaches its own conclusions. It appears that in the current state of research, it is Arzan which is the most likely candidate for the site of Tigranes II’s new capital. The paper also engages with the latest archaeological excavations in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and takes issue with the identification of the site near Shahbulagh as the foundation of Tigranes the Great.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia
Depositing User: László Sallai-Tóth
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2017 13:44
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2018 23:16
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/67488

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