From Ancient to Modern Times
Armenia has experienced vast economic prosperity throughout its history due to its location at the crossroads of international transit and commercial roads (such as the illustrious Silk Road, which connected the East and West), serving as a link between the Mediterranean basin, Mesopotamia, the Iranian Plateau and Caucasus lands. This peculiarity has caught the attention of various conquerors such as the Assyrians, Scythians, Greeks, Romans, Persians, Arabs, Turks, Mongolians, and Russians. Hence the Armenian land has often been caught in the cross-fires of the battles of enemy nations.
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