Captured (34 B.C.) by Marc Anthony and brought in gold chains to Alexandria, tenacious King Ardavazt of Armenia,…
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The first western-style theatre in the Ottoman Empire was organized by Arousiak Papazian and Krikor Sinanyan. Dikran Choukhajian…
The first Turkish-language novel ("Akabi Hikayesi") was written, in 1852, by an Armenian named Vartan. It was printed…
Saladin’s father, a Kurd, was born in Tvin (Dvin), Armenia. Saladin was born in Iraq. When Saladin conquered…
The first Armenian book was ("Oorpatakirk") printed in 1512. The first Armenian Bible ("Asdvadzashounch") was printed in 1666.…
Contrary to widely-held belief, notorious international arms dealer and billionaire Sir Basil Zaharoff, active during the First World…
Armenian architects of Cilicia were great experts on fortifications and military architecture. The most outstanding example of this,…
Gothic architecture is a misnomer: there’s nothing Gothic about it. Three of the most prominent structural innovations of…
Performer, prolific composer, audio producer Eve Beglarian of Ann Arbor, Michigan has won the much-vied for Greenfield Prize.…
"Peace-loving" Ghandi was a huge supporter of the violent Khalifat movement in India in the ’20s. The Muslim…
"Der" in the last name of Armenians means the person is descended from a kahanah–married priest (Der-Der). "Mghts"…
Six Century B.C. Greek historian Manetho claimed the Hyksos, who conquered Egypt, came from the land of "Hoori"…
Four Armenian proverbs: –The shepherd lamented all that was taken away; the wolf lamented all that was left…
Turkish baths are not Turkish. The hot baths had been in Anatolia for thousands of years with the…
On Dec. 22, 1925 the “New York Times” reported that a British ship, carrying 400 tons of human…
Soon after Christianity arrived in Ireland, many Middle Eastern monks and anchorites, fleeing the barbarian hordes, headed to…
As in Vienna and Paris, Armenians opened the first coffeehouse in London (1652). Pasqua Rosee opened the first…