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Arshavir Shahkhatuni
Arshavir ( hy, Արշաւիր, ) is an ancient Armenians, Armenian name that means "virile" (from the Persian). According to Johann Heinrich Hübschmann (1848-1908) it means "man" (Zend aršan +vira). This name is related to the family of the 9th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople, Photius. Photius' mother Irene was the sister of Arshavir, who had married Calomaria, the sister of ''Caesar (title), Caesar'' Bardas and the empress Theodora (wife of Theophilos), Theodora. Arshavir, Photius' uncle, is often confused with Arshavir, the brother of John VII of Constantinople, John the Grammarian."Arshavir, Photius' uncle, must not be confused with Arshavir, the brother of John the Grammarian." Role of the Armenians in Byzantine Science. By Nicholas Adontz, Nicolas Adontz, Armenian Review, vol. 3., No 3 (1950), p. 66. People with the name *Arshavir Shirakian (1900–1973), Armenian writer Notes See also * Hayots andznanunneri baṛaran (Dict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenians
Armenians ( hy, հայեր, '' hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora of around five million people of full or partial Armenian ancestry living outside modern Armenia. The largest Armenian populations today exist in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Germany, Ukraine, Lebanon, Brazil, and Syria. With the exceptions of Iran and the former Soviet states, the present-day Armenian diaspora was formed mainly as a result of the Armenian genocide. Richard G. Hovannisian, ''The Armenian people from ancient to modern times: the fifteenth century to the twentieth century'', Volume 2, p. 421, Palgrave Macmillan, 1997. Armenian is an Indo-European language. It has two mutually intelligible spoken and written forms: Eastern Armenian, today spoken mainly in Armenia, Artsakh, Iran, and the former S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
