Erebuni Fortress is an ancient citadel on a hill in the south of Yerevan, Armenia, founded by the Urartian king Argishti I as an administrative and military outpost on the northern frontier of his kingdom. A cuneiform inscription found at the site records its foundation, and the city of Yerevan counts it as its birth. The fortress had a palace with columned halls, temples, storerooms for grain and wine, and walls painted with frescoes. After the fall of Urartu it was abandoned in the following centuries. Excavations in the twentieth century revealed the remains, and part of the fortress was reconstructed. A museum on the site displays finds, including inscriptions, pottery and weapons.
Before and after
- 9th century BCEConstruction of Roman Forum
- from 8th century BCE to 3rd centuryClassical antiquity
- from c. 800 BCE to 800 CEHerrera Period
- c. 782 BCEOrigins of Yerevan
- from c. 782 BCE to 595 BCEConstruction of Erebuni Fortress
- from c. 776 BCE to 500 CEAncient Olympic Games
- from c. 771 BCE to 476 BCESpring and Autumn period
- c. 754 BCERomulus founds Rome (traditional date)
- from c. 753 BCE to 476 CEAncient Rome
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