The Armenian Highland was part of the civilized Ancient World. Citations regarding the ancient territory and administrative divisions of Armenia were made by the ancient Greek-Roman historians and geographers Herodotus, Xenophon, Strabo, Pliny the Elder, Ptolemy, and other foreign authors.
In the old times, often two or more Armenian states existed at the same time in the Highland, such as Greater Hayk (referred to by foreign authors as Major Armenia), and Lesser Hayk (Minor Armenia). In the 3rd century B.C. the Tsopk–Commagene Kingdom separated from the Mets Hayk Kingdom, which in its turn then separated into Tsopk and Commagene Kingdom.
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