- Armenian territory was divided between the Iranian and Byzantine Empires in AD387. (cf Poland in 1939)
- Armenia once bordered Caucasian Albania- Confusing- No known link with Adriatic Albania.
- The Armenian architect Trdat help with the repair of the dome of Hagia Sophia in AD989, following a devastating earthquake.
- Levon V, the last king of Cilician Armenia was exiled to France and when he died in 1393, was buried in the Cathedral of St Denis, Paris.
- Was Armenia saved by it's language and script, much like Czechia?Attributed to St Mesrop Mashtotz in the early 5th C.
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Armenian Cathedral of St John the Baptist,
Rue Jean-Goujon, Paris. |
The Armenian flag made a subtle change after independence from the USSR. The bottom strip became orange (again- this
flag flew for three years from 1818 during the first republic).
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| Flag from 1952 to 1990 |
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| Flag adopted 24 August 1990 |
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