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Part of the defensive works of the fortress of Anavarza alongside the remnants of a fierce summer rainstorm. Anavarza is an impressive fortress sitting on a massive limestone escarpment which rises to a height of 2 km. and has a very capricious climate. This may be the site of ancient Kundu, a 7th century Assyrian foundation, but the first evidence for actual identification comes from 1st century BC coins. The name may be derived from the Persian "nabarza", which means unconquered, and should have originally applied to only the upper portion of the settlement. The city was part of the realm of Tarcondimotus II, who ruled a large part of the Cilician plain around 52 BC. The city seems to have come under direct Roman rule by the rule of Claudius (42-54 CE). The pathetic emperor Elagabalus was once one of the demiurges. Anavarza was the principal settlement of Cilicia Secunda during the reign of Theodosius II (408-450 BCE). Though it declined during the Byzantine period, it was the capital of the Armenian kingdom from 1100-1200 CE. The city was completely abandoned when the Marmalukes defeated the Armenian kingdom in 1375 and was never reoccupied. |
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| Source | 6077 |
| Author | Sarah Murray from Lincoln, NE, USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Panegyrics of Granovetter at https://www.flickr.com/photos/37174512@N03/4872134335. It was reviewed on 29 September 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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