The History of Ancient Armenia. From the Union of Tribes to the Powerful Kingdom of Ani

The French Orientalist René Grousset, considering the main goal of his scientific activity to convey to the interested reader the history of the material and spiritual culture of Eastern countries, wrote about the tragic fate of a country that, before... joining the Byzantine Empire, was a outpost of Western civilization. In this book, the author tells about Armenia from prehistoric times to the reign of Philaret Vahramuni, who opened a new page in the country's history by strengthening an independent state with the capital Ani. Geography, the adoption of Christianity, the emergence of one of the oldest alphabets, the struggle of Armenian princes of the Bagratuni and Artzruni dynasties for faith and independence from the Turks, Arabs, the power of the Sassanids, the exploits of the Mamikonians… - Grousset attempted to detail the life of the Armenian people.