The Urartian Empire and Early Iron Age Armenia ~ Dr. Christina Maranci

In this second lecture on the history of Armenia we explore the Kingdom of Urartu and the Early Iron Age. Urartu (/ʊˈrɑːrtuː/) is a geographical region commonly used as the exonym for the Iron Age kingdom also known by the modern rendition of its endonym, the Kingdom of Van, centered around Lake Van in the historic Armenian Highlands (present-day eastern Anatolia). The kingdom rose to power in the mid-9th century BC, but went into gradual decline and was eventually conquered by the Iranian Medes in the early 6th century BC. The geopolitical region would re-emerge as Armenia shortly after. In this second lecture Dr. Maranci guides us into the Iron Age and from the mysterious Urartian Peoples to the expansion of the Persian Empire and the conquests of Alexander the Great and she discusses how this geo political change shaped the region of Armenia. Get out Hittite Coffee Mug Here! Support Dr. Maranci at these sites below where you can enjoy so much more of her excellent works. Academia: Wikipedia Page: Her books: The Art of Armenia: An Introduction ISBN-13: 978-0190269005 A Survival Guide for Art History Students ISBN-13: 978-0131401976 Vigilant Powers: Three Churches of Early Medieval Armenia (Studies in the Visual Cultures of the Middle Ages) ISBN-13: 978-2503549002 Armenian Art SPQR Face Masks: To support the channel, become a patron and make history matter! Patreon: Donate directly to paypal: Enjoy history merchandise? Check out our affiliate link to spqr emporium! ?aff=3 *disclaimer, the link above is an affiliate link which means we will earn a generous commission from your magnificent purchase, just another way to help out the channel! join our community! facebook : twitter: instagram: facebook group: Video footage attribution goes to Karolina Iwa who is truly a very lovely and special person, she was so very kind and so nice to us. Zorats Karer, Armenia - Seeking Guidance Attribution for video footage goes to Ivana Kosňovská Arménie - Zorats Karer (Զորաց Քարեր, Դիք-դիք քարեր) Ero Lugilde Armenia - Sissian - Zorats Karer (Armenian Stonehenge) Music Attribution goes to Herknungr please check out and support his work- Megaliths | Dark Neolithic Meditive Shamanic Ambient Music Special thanks to “Erebuni” Historical & Archaeological Museum-Reserve for providing us with excellent footage of the site.