After the fall of the Parthian kingdom in the first half of the 3rd century, Sassanid rulers came to power, with their coins being widely circulated across the territory of Armenia. These coins totally differed from the Parthian ones in shape and size.

Armenia found itself in a complicated situation after the downfall of Artashesian dynasty, having become an apple of discord between Rome and Parthia. Under an agreement between the two, a new royal dynasty was established in Armenia, with Parthian Arsacid (Arshakuni) Dynasty taking the throne to rule from 66 to 428 AD.

In ancient times, each ruler had coins with his own image. It’s known that during the rule of Seleucid King Antiochus III the Great (223-187 BC), commander Artashes was appointed as governor of Armenia. The war with Romans, especially the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC weakened the Seleucid Empire and Artashes, seizing the opportunity, declared himself an independent ruler and founded the Artashesian dynasty of Armenian kings (189 BC- 1 AD).

The history of Armenian money is rich, diverse and interesting. Armenians are undoubtedly one of the nations with the ancient money history, as the territory of historical Armenia was in the vicinity of the birthplace of the first antique coins. Coinage, which is considered to be a major event in the development of society, started approximately at the end of the 8th or at the beginning of 7th century BC in Lydia, an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provinces of Uşak, Manisa and inland Izmir.

Russia submitted an anti-tobacco law to Parliament late October 2012, seeking to curb smoking and overcome opposition from cigarette makers.

Primarily, it was planned to open the beach season on June 15-16, regardless of the weather. However, it turned out that the season will open by July 1. Closure date is not known yet. Meanwhile, meteorologists promise habitual hot summer in Armenia, within the norms.

Dr. Megerditch Tarakdjian, of Armenian descent, was born in Syria and has been living in Montreal since 1982. At a very young age he developed a passion for painting and went on to study at the Saryan Academy of Arts in Aleppo, Syria. However, his parents did not believe he could earn a living as an artist and persuaded him to instead pursue a career in science.

Two ancient millstones used for oil production disappeared immediately after they were found in a construction site in Yerevan.

On March 21-28 the tourist inflow in Armenia will reach a record high, with over 20.000 Iranian tourists to arrive in Armenia for Nowruz (Muslim New Year) celebrations.

The National Security Strategy of Armenia describes low birth rate as one of the threats to the country’s national security.