Garni Temple in Ancient Written Sources
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Garni Temple in Ancient Written Sources
In written sources, only fragmented information has been preserved about Garni—more precisely, mere mentions of it. Legendary tales associated with Garni were found in epic narratives used by Movses Khorenatsi. He reports that Hayk’s descendant, Gegham, “builds a settlement and names it Gegham, which was later renamed Garni by his grandson Garnik.” The first historical mention of Garni is found in the Annals of Tacitus (1st century AD), where he…
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