Region: West Asia · Coordinates: 38.740, 42.167 · 9 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 400 BC | Xenophon, Anabasis (March of the Ten Thousand) | They march across the plain of Armenia, passing the source of the Tigris. |
| 400 BC | Xenophon, Anabasis (March of the Ten Thousand) | After three days' march over level ground they reach a palace and nearby villages full of provisions; Tiribazus and his army follow about ten stadia behind. |
| 400 BC | Xenophon, Anabasis (March of the Ten Thousand) | They cross the upper Euphrates on foot; the water reaches the navel. |
| 400 BC | Xenophon, Anabasis (March of the Ten Thousand) | They march three days across a plain covered with snow; on the third day a north wind blowing straight in their faces freezes everything, and the soldiers' bodies freeze. |
| 400 BC | Xenophon, Anabasis (March of the Ten Thousand) | Polycrates raids the village allotted to Xenophon, seizing the headman and all the inhabitants, seventeen colts destined for the Great King, and the headman's daughter, who had been married eight days. |
| AD 215 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | Fearing the Parthian king, he surrendered Tiridates and Antiochus and the campaign was disbanded; the freedman general Theocritus, sent to Armenia, suffered a great defeat |
| AD 218 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | King Tiridates of Armenia accepted the crown sent by Macrinus and recovered his mother and the spoils that Caracalla had held for 11 months, ending the war |
| AD 226 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | Artaxerxes gained a considerable part of Media and Parthia, then went to Armenia and was defeated by the natives, the Medes and Artabanus's sons; he either fled or was preparing a larger expedition |
| AD 799 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | The Khazars invade Armenia — many Muslims taken captive |