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'''Greater Armenia''' ({{lang-hy|Մեծ Հայք}}, ''Mets Hayk<nowiki>'</nowiki>'') is the name given to the state of ] that emerged on the ] under the reign of King ] at the turn of the second century BC. The term was used to refer to Armenian kingdoms throughout the ], ], and ] periods by contemporary Armenian and non-Armenian authors alike. |
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Though its borders were in a constant state of flux, Greater Armenia roughly encompassed the area stretching from the ] in the west, the region of ] and parts of ] to the east, parts of the modern state of ] to the north, with its southern boundary abutting the northern tip of ]. |
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To the ] it was known as ''Armenia Maior'' and to the ] as {{lang|grc|Ἀρμενία Μεγάλη}} (''Armenia Megale''), to differentiate it with ] (''Pok'r Hayk′'', in Latin ''Armenia Minor'').<ref>{{in lang|hy}} ]. ''«Մեծ Հայք»''. ]. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1981, vol. 7, pp. 434-36.</ref> It would later be used to distinguish it from the medieval kingdom that was established in ], which was sometimes referred to as Little Armenia (not to be confused with Lesser Armenia). |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*] (1970). ''Armenia in the Period of Justinian: The Political Conditions Based on the Naxarar System'', trans. ]. Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. |
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*] (2001). ''Armenia: A Historical Atlas''. Chicago: Chicago University Press. |
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