Along with the imposition of the marzpan system (administrative unit) on the regional countries, the Persian royal court, from the middle of the 5th century, made an attempt to eradicate Christianity and establish Zoroastrianism in Armenia, Caucasian Albania and Virk. But, as expected, this caused a confrontation between the above mentioned countries, which culminated in an uprising. Trying to force them to submit to their will, the Persian army led by Sebukht captured Caucasian Albania in the early autumn of 450, but in October of the same year, Armenian army under the command of sparapet (supreme commander of the armed forces) Vardan Mamikonyan dealt a crushing blow to the numerically superior Persian army and liberated Caucasian Albania.

KeywordsArmenia Transcaucasia Caucasian Albania Sasanian Persia Vardan Mamikonyan Vasak Syuni Yeghishe Ghazar Parpetsi battle of Khaghagh Kura River Sebukht the Huns.

On November 21, 1924, Charents left Batumi for an international journey on the ship “Bukovina”. Abroad, Charents was perceived as a symbol of the USSR, as a red poet. His first stop was Trabzon, where he wrote the poem "Lenin and Alin" based on the impressions he got there. Then follows Constantinople where Charents wrote the poem “Stambol” from December 19 to 22 and in the same month, he published it in a separate booklet. On January 9, 1925, he left Istanbul for Athens. In early February of 1925, the poet left Greece and in a few days, he was already in Rome. On the way, he visited the island of Capri in the Bay of Naples.

KeywordsYeghishe Charents Al. Myasnikyan H. Surkhatyan Trabzon Istanbul Athens Rome Venice St. Lazar Paris Berlin V. Navasardyan Av. Isahakyan K. Zaryan H. Tumanyan.

Famous commander, General Andranik (Andranik Ozanyan, 1865–1927), throughout all his activity, stayed in touch with the Greek people and cooperated with Greece. During the First Balkan War of 1912–1913 Andranik with the Armenian volunteer company of the Bulgarian Army participated in the liberation and defence of Greek settlements from Ottoman troops in Macedonia and Thrace and provided necessary support to the local Greek population.

KeywordsGeneral Andranik Greece Armenian Company Garegin Nzhdeh Eleftherios Venizelos Hellenic Army Thessaloniki Arshak Mnatsakanyan (Armen Syni) Smyrna Yeghishe Kadjuni.