‘I Have Made a Highway of Biainili’
After emerging in the Lake Van Basin of Turkey, the Urartian kingdom expanded its territory across Eastern Anatolia, Northwestern Iran, and Armenia between the late 9 th and early 7 th century BC. The high altitude of these regions and the climatic conditions, especially long and harsh winters with...
Published in: | Altorientalische Forschungen |
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Authors: | ; |
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2021
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Altorientalische Forschungen
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Further subjects: | B
Road Network
B Transportation B Urartian Kingdom B Ancient Roads |
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Summary: | After emerging in the Lake Van Basin of Turkey, the Urartian kingdom expanded its territory across Eastern Anatolia, Northwestern Iran, and Armenia between the late 9 th and early 7 th century BC. The high altitude of these regions and the climatic conditions, especially long and harsh winters with heavy snowfall, likely forced the Urartian monarchy to establish a reliable network of communication: new roads and new settlements along these roads were established between the capital city Tušpa and other parts of its territory. This study presents a reassessment of the archaeological and textual evidence on Urartian routes used for military campaigns, settlements located along these routes, ancient road remains and means of transportation. |
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ISSN: | 2196-6761 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/aofo-2021-0013 |