Orontes I Sakavakyats
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Orontes I Sakavakyats or Yervand I Sakavakyats Armenian
King of Orontid Dynasty
reigning in the period between 570 BC – 560 BC.
Orontes was called Sakavakyats or "short living" ("short staying"), but not because of short life, but because of the short period of his reign, and because he passed the throne to his son Tigranes Orontid
. Orontes I had 40,000 infantry and 8,000 cavalry, as well as 3,000 talents (40 kg 800g) of silver with the united weight of 122,400 kg. He married his daughter Tigranuhi to Medes
king Ajdahak. The capital of Armenia under Orontes was located in Van
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According to popular legends, Orontes I had 3,000 silver talents, only half of which were part of his treasury; the other part was hidden in the bottom of Van Lake. Through his castle he had a tunnel leading there, but later they blocked the tunnel to save the treasury for future generations. It is still said to be hidden there untouched.
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
King of Orontid Dynasty
Orontid Dynasty
The Orontid Dynasty The Orontid Dynasty The Orontid Dynasty (also known by their native name, Yervanduni was a hereditary Armenian dynasty and the rulers of the successor state to the Iron Age kingdom of Ararat...
reigning in the period between 570 BC – 560 BC.
Orontes was called Sakavakyats or "short living" ("short staying"), but not because of short life, but because of the short period of his reign, and because he passed the throne to his son Tigranes Orontid
Tigranes Orontid
Tigranes I Orontid the Great Armenian King of Orontid Dynasty reigning in the period between 560 BC – 535 BC.According to Moses of Khorene during the reign of Tigran I Yervanduni the territory of Armenia spread for about 400 sq. km....
. Orontes I had 40,000 infantry and 8,000 cavalry, as well as 3,000 talents (40 kg 800g) of silver with the united weight of 122,400 kg. He married his daughter Tigranuhi to Medes
Medes
The MedesThe Medes...
king Ajdahak. The capital of Armenia under Orontes was located in Van
Van, Turkey
Van is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of the Kurdish-majority Van Province, and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city's official population in 2010 was 367,419, but many estimates put this as much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan...
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According to popular legends, Orontes I had 3,000 silver talents, only half of which were part of his treasury; the other part was hidden in the bottom of Van Lake. Through his castle he had a tunnel leading there, but later they blocked the tunnel to save the treasury for future generations. It is still said to be hidden there untouched.
- This is based on the real Orontes IOrontes IOrontes I Armenian King of Orontid Dynasty reigning in the period between 401 BC – 344 BC. The Persian version of the name is Auruand which meant "Great Warrior" in the Avestan language....
who had at least 3,000 talents of silver and the real Orontes IIOrontes IIOrontes II was the son of Orontes I.After Codomannus ascended the throne of Persia as Darius III in 336 BC Orontes was given the Satrapy of Armenia to rule....
who comanded the right wing of king Darius III army at the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC, with 40,000 infantry under his command and 7,000 cavalry. Orontes I father was ArtasyrusArtasyrusArtasyrus an Armenian recorded as being the Satrap of Armenia during the reign of king Artaxerxes II. His son Orontes was already Satrap of Matiene during the reign of the same king, so it appears there is confusion in the historical records, which is understandable in that western sources about...
and Hrachya is the local ArmenianArmeniansArmenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
version of Artasyrus real name, Artakhshathra.