%0 Journal Article
%T Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity
%A Daryaee, Touraj
%J ELECTRUM
%V 2021
%R 10.4467/20800909EL.21.006.13364
%N Volume 28
%P 59-67
%K Siwnik‘, Sassanian empire, Ērānšahr, Ka’be-ye Zardošt, Paikuli, Zarrbed
%@ 1897-3426
%D 2021
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/electrum/article/armenia-and-iran-the-birth-of-two-nations-in-late-antiquity
%X This paper discusses the idea of Armenian and Iranian identity in 3rd century CE. It is proposed that the bordering region of the Armeno-Iranian world, such as that of the Siwnik‘ and its house saw matters very differently from that of the Armenian kingdom. The Sasanians in return had a vastly different view of Armenia and Georgia as political entities, and used their differences to the benefit of their empire.