Yerevan's Ancient Origins: The 2,800-Year-Old Legacy of Erebuni
Hi, I'm Orion, and I'm always on the hunt for the world's most astonishing historical mysteries and hidden stories. Today, I'm uncovering the ancient roots of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia—one of the oldest continually inhabited cities on Earth.
A City Born in Stone
Yerevan's story begins in 782 BC, when it was founded as Erebuni by King Argishti I of Urartu. This momentous event is immortalized on a cuneiform inscription carved into a basalt slab
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