Territorial change of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) (Kingdom of Armenia)

“Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)”(Kingdom of Armenia) — appears in this map’s data from 326 BC to AD 646. Its territory was largest in 77 BC – 67 BC, at ≈ 520 thousand km².

Territory by period

Period	Area
326 BC – 324 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²
323 BC – 319 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²
318 BC – 316 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²
315 BC – 308 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²
307 BC – 302 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²
301 BC – 282 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²
281 BC – 257 BC	≈ 241 thousand km²
256 BC – 231 BC	≈ 224 thousand km²
230 BC – 211 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²
208 BC – 207 BC	≈ 294 km²
188 BC – 127 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²
126 BC – 111 BC	≈ 224 thousand km²
110 BC – 92 BC	≈ 132 thousand km²
91 BC – 88 BC	≈ 131 thousand km²
87 BC – 78 BC	≈ 301 thousand km²
77 BC – 67 BC	≈ 520 thousand km²
66 BC – 64 BC	≈ 169 thousand km²
63 BC – AD 59	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 68 – 113	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 154 – 160	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 165 – 259	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 287 – 305	≈ 219 thousand km²
AD 306 – 323	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 324 – 336	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 337 – 357	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 358 – 366	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 367 – 370	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 387 – 395	≈ 144 thousand km²
AD 402 – 438	≈ 144 thousand km²
AD 451 – 489	≈ 144 thousand km²
AD 638 – 643	≈ 74 thousand km²
AD 644 – 646	≈ 47 thousand km²

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in 77 BC – 67 BC (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Frame	Area	Rank
326 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²	8 of 33
323 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²	8 of 36
318 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²	8 of 36
315 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²	9 of 34
307 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²	11 of 37
301 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²	11 of 38
291 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²	11 of 40
284 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²	11 of 39
283 BC	≈ 242 thousand km²	11 of 39
281 BC	≈ 241 thousand km²	10 of 39
279 BC	≈ 241 thousand km²	10 of 43
277 BC	≈ 241 thousand km²	10 of 43
275 BC	≈ 241 thousand km²	10 of 43
272 BC	≈ 241 thousand km²	10 of 44
271 BC	≈ 241 thousand km²	10 of 45
264 BC	≈ 241 thousand km²	10 of 45
256 BC	≈ 224 thousand km²	10 of 44
247 BC	≈ 224 thousand km²	11 of 43
239 BC	≈ 224 thousand km²	12 of 45
230 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	13 of 43
225 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	14 of 43
223 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	12 of 41
222 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	12 of 39
218 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	12 of 38
216 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	12 of 38
212 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	13 of 39
208 BC	≈ 294 km²	46 of 46
188 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	15 of 44
170 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	12 of 43
164 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	13 of 40
144 BC	≈ 225 thousand km²	14 of 39
126 BC	≈ 224 thousand km²	15 of 37
110 BC	≈ 132 thousand km²	16 of 38
91 BC	≈ 131 thousand km²	16 of 39
87 BC	≈ 301 thousand km²	13 of 36
77 BC	≈ 520 thousand km²	9 of 37
66 BC	≈ 169 thousand km²	16 of 35
63 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 43
50 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 46
49 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 46
48 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 46
46 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 45
44 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 45
42 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 45
41 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 45
40 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 45
36 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 49
31 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 49
30 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 49
27 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	9 of 47
25 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	9 of 44
19 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	10 of 44
14 BC	≈ 218 thousand km²	10 of 44
AD 1	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 45
AD 6	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 45
AD 9	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 45
AD 14	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 43
AD 23	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 41
AD 30	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 42
AD 43	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 44
AD 51	≈ 218 thousand km²	13 of 43
AD 68	≈ 218 thousand km²	14 of 42
AD 78	≈ 218 thousand km²	14 of 42
AD 84	≈ 218 thousand km²	14 of 42
AD 91	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 41
AD 106	≈ 218 thousand km²	10 of 40
AD 154	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 41
AD 165	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 42
AD 184	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 41
AD 197	≈ 218 thousand km²	11 of 42
AD 207	≈ 218 thousand km²	13 of 44
AD 215	≈ 218 thousand km²	13 of 44
AD 224	≈ 218 thousand km²	13 of 43
AD 238	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 42
AD 247	≈ 218 thousand km²	12 of 42
AD 287	≈ 219 thousand km²	13 of 43
AD 299	≈ 219 thousand km²	14 of 43
AD 306	≈ 218 thousand km²	20 of 43
AD 308	≈ 218 thousand km²	20 of 43
AD 311	≈ 218 thousand km²	20 of 43
AD 313	≈ 218 thousand km²	20 of 43
AD 324	≈ 218 thousand km²	21 of 45
AD 337	≈ 218 thousand km²	22 of 47
AD 338	≈ 218 thousand km²	22 of 47
AD 347	≈ 218 thousand km²	20 of 46
AD 353	≈ 218 thousand km²	19 of 49
AD 358	≈ 218 thousand km²	19 of 50
AD 367	≈ 218 thousand km²	19 of 51
AD 387	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 53
AD 390	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 53
AD 392	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 52
AD 394	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 50
AD 395	≈ 144 thousand km²	24 of 51
AD 402	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 54
AD 407	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 55
AD 410	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 54
AD 414	≈ 144 thousand km²	24 of 56
AD 417	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 55
AD 426	≈ 144 thousand km²	24 of 55
AD 451	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 50
AD 452	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 50
AD 455	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 52
AD 458	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 52
AD 459	≈ 144 thousand km²	22 of 52
AD 462	≈ 144 thousand km²	22 of 54
AD 469	≈ 144 thousand km²	22 of 55
AD 476	≈ 144 thousand km²	23 of 57
AD 480	≈ 144 thousand km²	21 of 57
AD 638	≈ 74 thousand km²	41 of 71
AD 641	≈ 74 thousand km²	40 of 71
AD 644	≈ 47 thousand km²	45 of 74

Its highest rank was in 323 BC: number 36 of 8.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Caucasian Albania — 71 frames
Kingdom of Iberia — 71 frames
Lazica — 71 frames
Kingdom of Pontus — 51 frames
Kingdom of Sophene — 46 frames
Parthian Empire — 44 frames
Gordyene — 38 frames
Sasanian Empire — 37 frames
Roman Empire — 31 frames
Seleucid Empire — 28 frames
Atropatene — 25 frames
Byzantine Empire — 16 frames
Colchis — 14 frames
Polis — 11 frames
Macedonia (ancient kingdom) — 4 frames
Byzantine Empire — 3 frames
Rashidun Caliphate — 3 frames
Georgia — 3 frames
Lazica — 3 frames
Balasagan — 3 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 19 by area.

Frame		Other country	Area
210 BC	lost	Seleucid Empire	≈ 224 thousand km²
AD 260	lost	Sasanian Empire	≈ 219 thousand km²
AD 161	lost	Parthian Empire	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 114	lost	Roman Empire	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 371	lost	Sasanian Empire	≈ 218 thousand km²
AD 60	lost	Roman Empire	≈ 218 thousand km²
66 BC	lost	Roman Republic	≈ 166 thousand km²
87 BC	gained	Parthian Empire	≈ 153 thousand km²
AD 439	lost	Sasanian Empire	≈ 144 thousand km²
AD 490	lost	Sasanian Empire	≈ 144 thousand km²
AD 396	lost	Huns	≈ 144 thousand km²
66 BC	lost	Parthian Empire	≈ 109 thousand km²
77 BC	gained	Parthian Empire	≈ 107 thousand km²
110 BC	lost	Parthian Empire	≈ 92 thousand km²
77 BC	gained	Seleucid Empire	≈ 76 thousand km²
63 BC	gained	Roman Republic	≈ 61 thousand km²
AD 647	lost	Rashidun Caliphate	≈ 47 thousand km²
77 BC	gained	Polis	≈ 35 thousand km²
AD 644	lost	Rashidun Caliphate	≈ 27 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Satrapy of Armenia

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Kingdom of Greater Armenia or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք Mets Hayk; Latin: Armenia Maior), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire under Tigranes II, was an Armenian kingdom in the Ancient Near East which existed from 331 BC to 428 AD.

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