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Compiled by Jirair Tutunjian
Keghart.com
During the Second World War the British War Office intelligence branch
(MI-9) hired Nubar Gulbenkian to create a secret operation to escort
British survivors of the Dunkirk debacle from France to Spain. Gulbenkian
was in his thirties, wealthy and an official in the neutral Iranian
legation in London. He had sought out British agents and volunteered to
carry out undercover assignments in foreign countries. Disguised as a
traveling salesman, he hired, in the southern French city of Perpignan,
garage owner Michel Pareyre who successfully escorted British escapees over
the Pyrenees to Spain. (`Secret Tales of WWII' by William B. Breur).
In `The Emergence of Modern Turkey' (1962), British historian Bernard Lewis
wrote that Turkey had killed 1.5 million Armenians in 1915. However, in his
revised (2002) version of the book, he replaced Armenian `holocaust' with
`slaughter' and changed the 1.5 million to `according to estimates, more
than a million,' and a concluding remark that an `unknown number of Turks
who also died in the putative struggle for possession of a single
homeland.' What changed between 1962 and 2002? Lewis entered politics and
decided to take sides for economic, professional, and personal reasons. The
historian's interests lay with the Turkish government, not historic truth.
Traders from Armenia frequented the Indian subcontinent as early as 2000
BC. Winding their way along tortuous mountains and following the Silk Road
through Iran and Afghanistan they headed to India for the spices, muslin,
and precious stones. (`The Daily Star', Dhaka, Sept. 4, 2006)
While some people believe that the first Christian edifice is the Monastery
of St. Anthony in the eastern desert of Egypt is the first Christian
edifice in the world, the historical reality is claimed by the Monastery of
St. Echmiadzin which was built in 303 A.D.
Upon Sultan Selim the Grim's commission, Sinan undertook extensive work to
rebuild Jerusalem. He overseered the construction and repair of the city
walls and gates. He installed a water supply system, including many sabil
roadside fountains and restored the Western Wall. The latter is considered
the most complete and finest city wall built anywhere in the world in the 16
th century (length 3,800 metres, with towers about 4,325 metres). The
Armenian architect also designed the Damascus Gate, to this day the major
entry point to the Old City. But Sinan's main achievement was the redesign
of the interior and exterior of the Dome of the Rock, and replacing the
walls of the sanctuary with glazed porcelain tiles from Iznik.
(`Illustrated History of Jerusalem' by Meir Ben-Dov).
Haig Manoogian taught film making to director Martin Scorsese at New York
University. The famed Italian-American director dedicated `Raging Bull' to
his teacher, who had just died before the release of the film.
Because Armenians didn't have a native alphabet, they used Greek or
Assyrian letters until St. Mesrob Mashdots created the Armenian alphabet.
Thus on King Dikran's coin the inscription says, in Greek,
`BASILEWS/BASILEON TIGPANOY' (King of Kings Tigranes) in Greek. The
inscription on the coin of Levon VI, the French-Armenian king of Armenia,
has the words `by the will of God'. On the reverse, there are two lions
rampant, a cross with two bars. In his silver tram, the king is seated on a
throne with lions at his feet. He is wearing a crown and royal mantle and
holds a cross in his right hand and a fleur-de-lis in his left. In the
copper Leon coin, the bearded king is wearing a crown with five dots. The
inscription says `king of Armenia' and has a cross. The coin was struck in
Sis, the last medieval capital of Cilician Armenia.
`The Complete Joy of Homebrewing' by Charlie Papazian (1984) has dominated
as the bible of homebrewers since its publication.
Samuel Karapetian, owner of Tashir Holding, had the third-highest annual
revenue ($720 million) in Russia last year. Russian-Armenian real estate
mogul Danil Khachaturov was 25th with revenues of $80. Gagik Adibekyan (26th)
earned $70.
At the age of eighty-seven, William Gladstone delivered (Sept. 24, 1896)
his last great public speech. It was in his native city of Liverpool. It
lasted an hour and twenty minutes. It was heard by more than 6,000 people
and it was recalled in the House of Commons a quarter century later as `one
of the best speeches of his long career. His subject was the Hamidian
massacres of Armenians. He said: `=85of all the nations in the world no
history has been so blameless as the history of the Armenian people.' (`The
Armenians' by A.E. Redgate).
Drtad I (Tiridates), the brother of Arsacid liege of Parthia and first
Arsacid to rule Armenia, visited Rome in 66 A.D. during the reign of
Emperor Nero. Rome and Parthia struggled to dominate Armenia and had
eventually reached a compromise. Armenia was to be ruled by Tiridates but
he had to receive his crown from Nero. Tiridates was also a pagan priest
and became a hero in Rome for his martial skills. His journey to Rome
contributed immensely to Iranian legends. It may also lie behind the
Christ's legend of the Three Magi. According to some legends, the prototype
of Magi Casper/Gadaspar was Armenian.
King of Kings Dikran (Tigranes) conquered Sophene, recovered seventy
valleys, probably in Media Atropatene, which had been the price paid to
Parthia for his accession. He subjugated Atropatene, Adiabene, and Gordyne.
He raided Media, subordinated Commagne and Osrhoene (Mesopatamia), and took
over Syria as far as Egypt. Dikran also conquered Phoenicia and Cilicia. By
70 B.C. he was perceived in Judea as a potential threat. Judean queen,
Alexandria, won him over with gifts and treaties. His armies included
Armenians, Arabs, and soldiers from Gordyne, Media, Adiabene, Albania, and
Iberia. (`The Armenians' by A.E. Redgate).
While researching his classic book on Armenians (`The Crossing Place'),
British journalist Philip Marsden visited Catholicos Karekin II in
Antelias, Lebanon. Describing the catholicos, Marsden wrote: `He smokes
cigars personalized with a silk band (reading H.H. Karekin II), for `in
Beirut even spiritual leaders have to behave like warlords.'
Compiled by Jirair Tutunjian
Keghart.com
During the Second World War the British War Office intelligence branch
(MI-9) hired Nubar Gulbenkian to create a secret operation to escort
British survivors of the Dunkirk debacle from France to Spain. Gulbenkian
was in his thirties, wealthy and an official in the neutral Iranian
legation in London. He had sought out British agents and volunteered to
carry out undercover assignments in foreign countries. Disguised as a
traveling salesman, he hired, in the southern French city of Perpignan,
garage owner Michel Pareyre who successfully escorted British escapees over
the Pyrenees to Spain. (`Secret Tales of WWII' by William B. Breur).
In `The Emergence of Modern Turkey' (1962), British historian Bernard Lewis
wrote that Turkey had killed 1.5 million Armenians in 1915. However, in his
revised (2002) version of the book, he replaced Armenian `holocaust' with
`slaughter' and changed the 1.5 million to `according to estimates, more
than a million,' and a concluding remark that an `unknown number of Turks
who also died in the putative struggle for possession of a single
homeland.' What changed between 1962 and 2002? Lewis entered politics and
decided to take sides for economic, professional, and personal reasons. The
historian's interests lay with the Turkish government, not historic truth.
Traders from Armenia frequented the Indian subcontinent as early as 2000
BC. Winding their way along tortuous mountains and following the Silk Road
through Iran and Afghanistan they headed to India for the spices, muslin,
and precious stones. (`The Daily Star', Dhaka, Sept. 4, 2006)
While some people believe that the first Christian edifice is the Monastery
of St. Anthony in the eastern desert of Egypt is the first Christian
edifice in the world, the historical reality is claimed by the Monastery of
St. Echmiadzin which was built in 303 A.D.
Upon Sultan Selim the Grim's commission, Sinan undertook extensive work to
rebuild Jerusalem. He overseered the construction and repair of the city
walls and gates. He installed a water supply system, including many sabil
roadside fountains and restored the Western Wall. The latter is considered
the most complete and finest city wall built anywhere in the world in the 16
th century (length 3,800 metres, with towers about 4,325 metres). The
Armenian architect also designed the Damascus Gate, to this day the major
entry point to the Old City. But Sinan's main achievement was the redesign
of the interior and exterior of the Dome of the Rock, and replacing the
walls of the sanctuary with glazed porcelain tiles from Iznik.
(`Illustrated History of Jerusalem' by Meir Ben-Dov).
Haig Manoogian taught film making to director Martin Scorsese at New York
University. The famed Italian-American director dedicated `Raging Bull' to
his teacher, who had just died before the release of the film.
Because Armenians didn't have a native alphabet, they used Greek or
Assyrian letters until St. Mesrob Mashdots created the Armenian alphabet.
Thus on King Dikran's coin the inscription says, in Greek,
`BASILEWS/BASILEON TIGPANOY' (King of Kings Tigranes) in Greek. The
inscription on the coin of Levon VI, the French-Armenian king of Armenia,
has the words `by the will of God'. On the reverse, there are two lions
rampant, a cross with two bars. In his silver tram, the king is seated on a
throne with lions at his feet. He is wearing a crown and royal mantle and
holds a cross in his right hand and a fleur-de-lis in his left. In the
copper Leon coin, the bearded king is wearing a crown with five dots. The
inscription says `king of Armenia' and has a cross. The coin was struck in
Sis, the last medieval capital of Cilician Armenia.
`The Complete Joy of Homebrewing' by Charlie Papazian (1984) has dominated
as the bible of homebrewers since its publication.
Samuel Karapetian, owner of Tashir Holding, had the third-highest annual
revenue ($720 million) in Russia last year. Russian-Armenian real estate
mogul Danil Khachaturov was 25th with revenues of $80. Gagik Adibekyan (26th)
earned $70.
At the age of eighty-seven, William Gladstone delivered (Sept. 24, 1896)
his last great public speech. It was in his native city of Liverpool. It
lasted an hour and twenty minutes. It was heard by more than 6,000 people
and it was recalled in the House of Commons a quarter century later as `one
of the best speeches of his long career. His subject was the Hamidian
massacres of Armenians. He said: `=85of all the nations in the world no
history has been so blameless as the history of the Armenian people.' (`The
Armenians' by A.E. Redgate).
Drtad I (Tiridates), the brother of Arsacid liege of Parthia and first
Arsacid to rule Armenia, visited Rome in 66 A.D. during the reign of
Emperor Nero. Rome and Parthia struggled to dominate Armenia and had
eventually reached a compromise. Armenia was to be ruled by Tiridates but
he had to receive his crown from Nero. Tiridates was also a pagan priest
and became a hero in Rome for his martial skills. His journey to Rome
contributed immensely to Iranian legends. It may also lie behind the
Christ's legend of the Three Magi. According to some legends, the prototype
of Magi Casper/Gadaspar was Armenian.
King of Kings Dikran (Tigranes) conquered Sophene, recovered seventy
valleys, probably in Media Atropatene, which had been the price paid to
Parthia for his accession. He subjugated Atropatene, Adiabene, and Gordyne.
He raided Media, subordinated Commagne and Osrhoene (Mesopatamia), and took
over Syria as far as Egypt. Dikran also conquered Phoenicia and Cilicia. By
70 B.C. he was perceived in Judea as a potential threat. Judean queen,
Alexandria, won him over with gifts and treaties. His armies included
Armenians, Arabs, and soldiers from Gordyne, Media, Adiabene, Albania, and
Iberia. (`The Armenians' by A.E. Redgate).
While researching his classic book on Armenians (`The Crossing Place'),
British journalist Philip Marsden visited Catholicos Karekin II in
Antelias, Lebanon. Describing the catholicos, Marsden wrote: `He smokes
cigars personalized with a silk band (reading H.H. Karekin II), for `in
Beirut even spiritual leaders have to behave like warlords.'