[OR_Archaeology] TAC features ancient Armenian capital

[Meara Butler]

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Friends and colleagues: Built more than 2000 years ago as the grand capitol
city of Armenia, Tigranakert succumbed to the Mongol invasion of the
Thirteenth Century and came to light again only in 2005.  We are pleased to
bring this underappreciated story to the world in *Tigranakert: An Armenian
Odyssey*, the latest video feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web
site, *The Archaeology Channel* (http://www.archaeologychannel.org).



This documentary chronicles the discovery of the ancient Armenian city built
by Tigran the Great (140-55 BC) in the First Century BC.  Founded as the new
capital of the Armenian Empire with the intention of securing a central
position inside the borders of the growing empire, it was built on territory
traditionally Armenian but claimed today by both Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Under the rule of Tigran the Great, the Armenian Empire extended from
the Caspian
Sea to the Mediterranean and became, for a short time, the strongest state
east of the Roman Empire.



This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment.  We
urge you to support this public service by participating in our Membership (
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/member.html) and Underwriting (
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/sponsor.shtml) programs.  Only with your
help can we continue and enhance our nonprofit public-education and
visitor-supported programming.  We also welcome new content partners as we
reach out to the world community.



Please forward this message to others who may be interested.



Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org





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Meara Butler

Archaeological Legacy Institute List Serve Coordinator
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