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A gold nomisma coin of Byzantine emperor Basil II (r. 976-1025 CE). The obverse shows Jesus Christ (left) while Basil is depicted on the reverse (right). (British Museum, London)

The ancient Smbataberd Castle (or "fortress") is located near the villages of Artabuynk and Yeghegis in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It is guarded by a long stretch of walls, which are 2-3 m (7-9 ft) thick and 8-10 m (26-33 ft) high...

Armenia's Smbataberd Castle (or "fortress") is located in southeastern Armenia near the villages of Artabuynk and Yeghegis in the Vayots Dzor Province. It was built in a desirable position, guarded by three cliffs, high in the mountains...

The Smbataberd Castle (or "fortress") is also known as "Tsaghats Kar" because it faces a now abandoned monastery. The fortifications cover an area of 6.5 hectares (almost 700,000 sq ft or 16 acres) and is divided by walls on the northern...

Situated between a narrow mountain top, the Smbataberd Fortress (or "castle"), located in southeastern Armenia, is shielded by the Artabuynk and Yeghegis canyons in the west, south, and east. It flourished as a military fortress from the...

Smbataberd Fortress is an ancient and medieval fortress located near the village of Artabuynk, in Armenia. It was founded sometime in the 5th century CE and endured as a major fortress in southeastern Armenia until the Ottoman-Safavid Wars...

These are some of the ruins of the former Roman baths that once surrounded Garni Temple in what is present-day Armenia. They were constructed during the 3rd century CE.

These Urartian jewelry boxes are made of stone and were found at Karmir Blur (the Teishebaini Fortress), which is located in present-day Yerevan, Armenia. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Preserve, Yerevan, Armenia.)

This ox head rhyton with a feast scene is from the Erebuni Fortress, which is located in what is present-day Yerevan, Armenia. It is made of silver and dates from the 4th century BCE when the Erebuni Fortress was under the control of the...

This Urartian ritual vessel made from baked clay is decorated with the heads of three bulls. It was found in the Biani tomb in what's present-day Yerevan, Armenia, and it dates from the 8th century BCE. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological...