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ROME PRESENTS THE TREASURES OF DVIN, THE MEDIEVAL CAPITAL OF ARMENIA
armradio.am
16.11.2011 17:30
Rome has opened its doors to an elaborate exhibition on the city of
Dvin, the capital of Armenia between the fifth and ninth centuries
on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of independence.
"It was we used to be the capital linking West and East, and it was
the capital of the Silk Road. Armenian historian Anania Shirakatsi
was saying that there were six commercial roads going out from the
city linking to the Silk Road and to different parts of the world,"
Rouben Karapetian, Ambassador of Armenia to Italy said in an interview
with Romereports.com.
Dvin had 150,000 inhabitants and was an important trade center during
medieval times. But in the year 893 an earthquake destroyed the city.
The only thing to survive were different works of art and a memory
of the city.
These works of art give a sense of greatness the society held,
displayed by these glass plates and ceramics, crucifixes and pots
made of silver and bronze, as well as old coins from the time period
and tapestries that tell the life of Christ.
One in particular shows two chapters of the crucifixion and a model
of a church sculpted in stone. A bible from the fifth century is
also presented, which was the first book written using the Armenian
alphabet.
"We wanted to present a small part of the heritage and the high level
of the culture that existed: an art in ceremonies, in a manuscript,
in the frescoes and in carpets of the 8th century of the Armenian
Apostolic Church. Armenia is the first Christian nation in the world,
we adopted Christianity in 301. We are also proud to have our small
part of some artifacts of the Armenian Church."
During the inauguration, traditional music was played with an Armenian
flute called a 'duduk'. The exhibition is open to the public until
January 29, 2012 and is expected to host the President of Armenia in
a few weeks.
armradio.am
16.11.2011 17:30
Rome has opened its doors to an elaborate exhibition on the city of
Dvin, the capital of Armenia between the fifth and ninth centuries
on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of independence.
"It was we used to be the capital linking West and East, and it was
the capital of the Silk Road. Armenian historian Anania Shirakatsi
was saying that there were six commercial roads going out from the
city linking to the Silk Road and to different parts of the world,"
Rouben Karapetian, Ambassador of Armenia to Italy said in an interview
with Romereports.com.
Dvin had 150,000 inhabitants and was an important trade center during
medieval times. But in the year 893 an earthquake destroyed the city.
The only thing to survive were different works of art and a memory
of the city.
These works of art give a sense of greatness the society held,
displayed by these glass plates and ceramics, crucifixes and pots
made of silver and bronze, as well as old coins from the time period
and tapestries that tell the life of Christ.
One in particular shows two chapters of the crucifixion and a model
of a church sculpted in stone. A bible from the fifth century is
also presented, which was the first book written using the Armenian
alphabet.
"We wanted to present a small part of the heritage and the high level
of the culture that existed: an art in ceremonies, in a manuscript,
in the frescoes and in carpets of the 8th century of the Armenian
Apostolic Church. Armenia is the first Christian nation in the world,
we adopted Christianity in 301. We are also proud to have our small
part of some artifacts of the Armenian Church."
During the inauguration, traditional music was played with an Armenian
flute called a 'duduk'. The exhibition is open to the public until
January 29, 2012 and is expected to host the President of Armenia in
a few weeks.