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unusual facts about Sophene


Sophene

After unifying the region with his kingdom in the early 8th century BC, king Argishtis I of Urartu resettled many of its inhabitants in his newly built city of Erebuni (modern day Armenian capital Yerevan).


Artavasdes I

Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene, King of Media Atropatene and of Sophene in the latter half of the 1st century BC


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