Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

History

Armenian King Artavazd II, captured by Mark Antony in 34 BC for abandoning his Parthian campaign, was paraded in golden chains through Alexandria and later beheaded by Cleopatra after the Battle of Actium.

Armenian King Artavazd II, captured by Mark Antony in 34 BC for abandoning his Parthian campaign, was paraded in golden chains through Alexandria and later beheaded by Cleopatra after the Battle of Actium.

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