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The Fall of the Last Armenian Kingdom: Ani 1045
In 1045, the Bagratid kingdom of Armenia — the last independent Armenian state for nearly a millennium — came to an end when the city of Ani surrendered to the Byzantine Empire. But it wasn't a sudden conquest. It was a story of creeping annexation, a king who gave away his realm, and a church that tried to save it. Lucas and Luna explore the final decades of the Bagratuni dynasty, from the weak rule of Hovhannes-Smbat to the stubborn defiance of Gagik II, and the fateful decisions that led to Ani's fall. They also examine the role of the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos…
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