Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, has ancient roots tracing back to 782 BC, when it was originally founded as Erebuni by King Argishti I of Urartu......

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Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, has ancient roots tracing back to 782 BC, when it was originally founded as Erebuni by King Argishti I of Urartu......

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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.

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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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