Armenia

, a large country of Asia, divided into Upper and Lower Armenia. Upper Armenia, called also Major, has Media on the east, Iberia on the north, and Me so pot am i a on the south. Lower Armenia, or Minor, is bounded by Cappadocia, Armenia Major, Syria, Cilicia, and the Euphrates. The Armenians were a long time under the dominion of the Medes and Persians, till they were conquered with the rest of Asia, by Alexander and his succe ors. The Romans made it one of their provinces, and under some of the emperors the Armenians had the privilege of choosing their own kings, but they were afterwards reduced. The country received its name from Armenus, who was one of the Argonauts, and of The alian origin. They borrowed the names and attributes of their deities from the Persians. They paid great adoration to Venus An a it is, and the chiefest of the people always prostituted their daughters in honour of this godde . Armenia Major is now called Turcomania, and Minor, Aladulia. Hero dot us , bk. 1 , ch. 194 ; bk. 5 , ch. 49 .— Curtius , bk. 4 , ch. 12 ; bk. 5 , ch. 1 .— Strabo , bks. 1 & 11.— Mela , bk. 3 , chs. 5 & 8.— Pliny , bk. 6 , ch. 4 , . — Lucan , bk. 2 .