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| Tigra | |
|---|---|
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| Civiltà | Armena |
| Epoca | Ellenismo |
| Localizzazione | |
| Stato | Nagorno Karabakh |
| Regione | Regione di Martakert |
| Dimensioni | |
| Superficie | 500,000 m² |
| Scavi | |
| Data scoperta | marzo 2005 |
Tigranocerta dell'Artsakh (in lingua armena Արցախի Տիգրանակերտ), Arts'akhi Tigranakert) è una città armena in rovina risalente al priodo ellenistico. É una delle numerose città dell'altopiano armeno che riportano lo stesso nome dedicato al re armeno Tigrane il Grande (r. 95–55 B.C.).[1][2]
Alcuni studiosi, quali Robert Hewsen e Babken Harutyunyan, hanno ipotizzato che la città sia stata fondata da Tigrane I, padre di Tigrane il Grande (r. ca. 123–95 B.C.).[3]
Essa occupa un'area di cinquanta ettari e si trova nella regione di Martakert nella repubblica del Nagorno Karabakh, circa quattro chilomteri a sud del fiume Khachenaget.
Storia
Primary sources first make mention of Tigranakert in the seventh century, stating that there were actually two such cities with the same name in the Armenian province of Utik.[4][5] Archaeologists and historians have managed to date the founding of the first one to the 120s-80s B.C., during the reign of either King Tigranes I, or his son and successor King Tigranes the Great.[6] Robert Hewsen has questioned the attribution to Tigranes II, as no coins or inscriptions bearing his have yet to be uncovered and the identification of the remains has rested on the local name for the site.[7] The ruins of the second Tigranakert have yet to be uncovered, although it is believed to have been located in the district of Gardman.[4]
After the demise of the first Tigranakert in the early Middle Ages, the name of the city was preserved and used continuously in local geographic lore as Tngrnakert, Tarnakert, Taraniurt, Tarnagiurt, and Tetrakerte.[1][4]
Scavi
Excavations at Tigranakert began in March 2005, when it was first discovered, and are currently ongoing under the directorship of Dr. Hamlet L. Petrosyan of the Armenian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography. Archaeologists have uncovered two of the main walls of the city, as well as Hellenistic-style towers and an Armenian basilica dating to fifth to seventh centuries.[6] In 2008, the excavation team began to face funding issues, although the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic have promised to allocate 30 million drams to continue further research.[2]
In June 2010, a museum dedicated to the study and preservation of artifacts unearthed from Tigranakert's ruins was opened on the territory of the former city of Aghdam (which lie in ruins today).[6]
Galleria
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Tigrane il Grande (140 – 55 BC) -
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Parte delle mura di difesa della città -
Così detto "Borgo basso" -
Parte del Borgo basso -
Professor Giusto Traina, an Italian historian who was a member of the international team exploring Tigranakert
Voci correlate
Note
- ^ a b Petrosyan, Hamlet L (2010). "Tigranakert in Artsakh," in Tigranes the Great. Yerevan, pp. 380-87.
- ^ a b Harutyunyan, Arpi. "Research in Ruins: Tigranakert project threatened by lack of finances." ArmeniaNow. April 11, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ Robert H. Hewsen, Armenia: A Historical Atlas, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2001, pp. 58, 73, map 62, ISBN 0-226-33228-4.
- ^ a b c Hewsen, Armenia, p. 58.
- ^ Hakobyan, Tatul. "A city built by King Tigran the Great is unearthed." Armenian Reporter. September 26, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Museum at Ancient Ruins of Tigranakert Opens in Nagorno-Karabakh." Asbarez. June 8, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ Hewsen, Robert H., "Three New Books about Arts'akh," Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies 22 (2013), p. 295.
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Zareh Tjeknavorian (Director), Tigranakert: An Armenian Odyssey, Yergir Union and Naregatsi Film Center, , 2007.- Tigranakert of Artsakh on CNN
