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The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Perched at the crossroads of East and West, the Armenian Highlands have witnessed the rise and fall of empires for millennia. In 'The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide,' hosts Lucas and Luna guide listeners through a saga of resilience that begins with the Urartian kingdom (9th–6th centuries BCE) and extends to the modern Republic of Armenia. The series traces Armenia's adoption of Christianity as a state religion in 301 CE under King Tiridates III, the creation of the…
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The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo HistoryThe Armenian Genocide and the Birth of International Law
This episode explores how the systematic destruction of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I forced a fundamental shift in global justice. Lucas…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Alphabet: Mesrop Mashtots and Language
Before the Khachkar, before the Cilician Kingdom, and long before the modern diaspora, Armenia possessed something far more potent than an army: a language…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Iron Gate: Shirak's Hidden Kingdom
While Cilicia and Zeytun get the spotlight, the ancient province of Shirak held a different kind of sovereignty. In this episode, we explore how the Armenian…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Silent Survivors: Women Who Preserved Armenian Identity
While the histories of Tigranes the Great and the Cilician Kingdomes dominate the narrative, the survival of Armenian culture through centuries of empire…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide: The Trial of Talaat Pasha
In this episode, we leave behind the ancient kingdoms and monastic strongholds to confront one of the twentieth century’s most harrowing chapters. We focus on…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
King Tigranes the Great and Armenia's Golden Age
Long before the tragedies of the twentieth century, Armenia was a dominant power in the ancient world. This episode explores the reign of King Tigranes the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Siege of Yerevan: 1920's Red Army Invasion
In Episode 268, we explore the chaotic final days of the First Republic of Armenia in late 1920. While previous episodes covered the heroic defense at…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Silk Road's Hidden Armenian Monasteries
This episode explores the enduring legacy of Armenian monastic architecture and its role in preserving culture along the Silk Road. We examine how remote…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Alphabet: Mesrop Mashtots and the Birth of a Nation
In this episode, we uncover the profound story behind the creation of the Armenian alphabet in 405 AD by the monk Mesrop Mashtots. Before this moment…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Silk Road's Hidden Armenian Monasteries
This episode explores the architectural and spiritual legacy of Armenian monasticism along the Silk Road, focusing on how remote mountain fortresses became…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide Trial That Defined Crimes Against Humanity
On April 24, 1921, a German courtroom became the stage for one of history’s most consequential legal battles. Soghomon Tehlirian, an Armenian survivor, stood…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Genocide: The Trial That Defined Crimes Against Humanity
In the spring of 1921, a quiet courtroom in Berlin became the stage for a historic reckoning. Soghomon Tehlirian, an Armenian survivor, stood trial for…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Silk Road Monks: Armenian Scribes and the Book Trade
While previous episodes have touched on the resilience of the Armenian people through empires, this episode dives deep into the intellectual engine that…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Monastic Architecture and the Stone Carvers
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the architectural genius of medieval Armenian monasteries like Tatev, Geghard, and Haghpat. We examine how monks carved…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Silk Road's Hidden Armenian Monasteries
While the Silk Road is often remembered for merchants trading silk and spices, it was also a vital artery for religious texts and intellectual exchange. This…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia: The Crusader Ally
This episode explores the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, a unique Christian state nestled in the Taurus Mountains that became a vital ally to European Crusaders…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Cilician Armenia: Crusader Kingdom of the Levant
Episode 258 turns away from the Caucasus and the tragedies of the twentieth century to explore a vibrant, often overlooked chapter of medieval history: the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia: Crusader Allies
In this episode, we explore the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, a unique state that emerged in the 12th century along the Mediterranean coast of modern-day…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia: Crusader Allies
Long before the tragedies of the twentieth century, Armenia carved out a sovereign existence in the Levant. This episode explores the Armenian Kingdom of…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Diaspora in New Julfa
In the early seventeenth century, Shah Abbas I of Persia relocated tens of thousands of Armenians from the city of Julfa to his capital, Isfahan. This forced…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Battle of Bash Abaran: Saving Armenia in 1918
In May 1918, the newly declared First Republic of Armenia faced annihilation from the Ottoman Fourth Army. While the Battle of Sardarapat gets most of the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Battle of Sardarapat: Armenia’s Last Stand in 1918
In May 1918, the First Republic of Armenia faced annihilation. With the Ottoman Fourth Army advancing on Yerevan, exhausted survivors and newly arrived…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Women of Zeytun: The Siege That Defied Empire
While most history books focus on the Armenian Genocide of 1915 or the ancient kingdoms, Episode 252 turns its gaze to the mountain republic of Zeytun. For…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The First Armenian Republic and the Battle of Sardarapat
While previous episodes have deeply explored the horrors of the Genocide, the diplomatic struggles at Sèvres, and the vibrant diaspora in New Julfa, this…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenia's Lost Kingdom of Artsakh: The Mountain Stronghold
Episode 250 shifts focus from the genocide and diaspora to the ancient, enduring presence of Armenian civilization in the south Caucasus, specifically the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide: The First Modern Lie
This episode shifts focus from the diplomatic aftermath of World War I to the precise bureaucratic machinery that enabled the genocide. We examine how Talaat…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Diaspora in New Julfa: A Safavid Miracle
While previous episodes have covered the ancient roots of Armenian Christianity and the tragedies of the twentieth century, this episode travels to…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Women in the Genocide: Survival and Resistance
In this episode, we move beyond the well-documented military and diplomatic histories of Armenia to explore a deeply personal yet often overlooked dimension of…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Silk Road Monks: Scribes of the Caucasus
Long before the modern nation-state existed, Armenian monks were the invisible architects of Eurasian cultural exchange. This episode explores the vital role…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide: The First Modern Lie
This episode examines the diplomatic and legal aftermath of the Armenian Genocide, focusing on the Berlin Trial of Soghomon Tehlirian in 1921. We explore how…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide: How Survivors Rebuilt Identity
In this episode, we move beyond the tragedy of displacement to explore how Armenian survivors reconstructed their cultural and political identity in the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Silk Road Monks: Armenian Scribes and the Book Trade
While we often focus on battles and borders, this episode explores the quiet machinery of Armenian cultural survival: the medieval scriptorium. We trace how…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Diplomacy at the Paris Peace Conference
While the world focused on the Treaty of Versailles, Armenian diplomats like Boghos Nubar and Ardashes Karamanouk were fighting a quiet war in Paris to define…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Genocide Trial: The Berlin Verdict That Shaped International Law
In 1921, the trial of Soghomon Tehlirian for the assassination of Talaat Pasha became a pivotal moment in legal history. While we have covered the genocide…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Soghomonian: The Man Who Killed Talaat
On June 15, 1921, in a quiet Berlin corridor, Soghomon Tehlirian fired five shots that echoed through history. This episode explores the trial of Tehlirian…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Diplomats in Paris: The Treaty of Sèvres
While the Armenian Genocide and the brief First Republic dominate our previous episodes, this story focuses on the diplomatic battlefield of post-WWI Paris. We…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide: The First Modern Lie
In this episode, we examine the systematic destruction of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923. We explore the role of Talaat Pasha and the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Women in WWI: Survival and Resistance
While the narrative of the Armenian Genocide often centers on male combatants and political leaders, a quieter, equally vital story unfolds in the villages and…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Silk Road Monks: Armenian Scribes and the Book Trade
While previous episodes explored the martial resilience of the nakharar families and the tragic mechanics of the Genocide, this episode shifts focus to the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenia's Ancient Kingdom of Iberia
While the world remembers the Caucasus for its modern conflicts, there was once a kingdom called Caucasian Iberia that rivaled Rome and Persia. In this…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Genocide Survivors: Rebuilding Life After Der Zor
This episode moves beyond the mechanics of the 1915 deportations to examine the immediate aftermath in the Syrian desert and the desperate journey toward…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide: The First Modern Lie
While previous episodes have covered the merchant networks of New Julfa, the melikdoms of Karabakh, and the resistance at Sardarabad, this episode turns to the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide: The First Modern Lie
This episode examines the systematic denial of the Armenian Genocide, focusing on how early diplomatic records were suppressed to protect geopolitical…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide: The First Modern Lie
In this episode, we examine the systematic destruction of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I and the subsequent decades-long campaign of…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenia's Mountain Monasteries: Stone Faith in the Caucasus
Before the great merchant networks of New Julfa or the tragic upheavals of the twentieth century, Armenia was defined by its rugged highlands and the enduring…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Resistance in the Hamidian Era
Before the mass deportations of 1915, the Armenian people mounted fierce, localized resistances against the Ottoman Empire’s Hamidian massacres. This episode…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Vardan Mamikonian and the Battle of Avarayr
We revisit the pivotal moment in 451 CE when Vardan Mamikonian led Armenian nobles against the Sasanian Empire. While earlier episodes touched on the broader…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Battle of Avarayr: Armenia’s Defiant Stand
In the spring of 451, near the river Vartanants, a small Armenian army faced the massive Sasanian Empire. Led by Vardan Mamikonian, they fought to keep their…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Battle of Avarayr: Armenia's Defiant Stand
In 451 AD, the Armenian nobility faced an impossible choice: submit to Zoroastrian fire worship under the Sasanian Empire or fight for their Christian faith…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenia's First Republic: The Battle for Independence
In the spring of 1918, three weeks after declaring independence from the collapsing Russian Empire, the Armenian National Council faced annihilation. With the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenia's Ancient Monasteries: Mountain Sanctuaries
This episode explores the architectural and spiritual resilience of Armenian monastic complexes built into the rugged Caucasus landscape, focusing on Haghpat…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Genocide: The First Modern Lie
This episode examines the systematic destruction of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I, focusing on the political mechanisms and international…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenia's First Republic: The 1918 Stand at Sardarabad
In April 1918, the newly declared Armenian Democratic Republic faced total annihilation. With Ottoman forces marching on Yerevan and their own army depleted by…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Women in the Russian Empire: The Forgotten Revolution
While much of Armenian history focuses on survival against Ottoman and Persian empires, this episode explores a different frontier: the struggle for women’s…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Genocide Denial: The First Modern Lie
In this episode, we trace the origins of one of the twentieth century’s most enduring political controversies: the systematic denial of the Armenian Genocide…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Silk Road Armenians: Merchants of the East
While we have explored the Armenian diaspora in New Julfa and their trade networks, this episode turns our gaze further east to the Indian Ocean. We trace the…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Armenian Merchant Networks in the Indian Ocean
In this episode of The Story of Armenia, Lucas and Luna trace the far-reaching mercantile networks that linked Armenian traders from New Julfa to the bustling…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Armenian Merchant Princes of New Julfa
In the early 1600s, Shah Abbas of Safavid Persia relocated the entire Armenian population of Old Julfa to a new suburb of his capital, Isfahan. There, these…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
Ararat's Shadow: The Forgotten Massacres Before 1915
The Armenian Genocide of 1915 is often seen as a sudden rupture, but it was the culmination of decades of escalating violence. In this episode, Lucas and Luna…
- The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History
The Melikdoms of Karabakh: Armenia's Mountain Autonomy
In the 18th century, while the Ottoman and Safavid empires carved up the Armenian plateau, five Armenian melikdoms—principalities—held on in the mountains of…