Antzitene
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Antzitene or Anzitene was a region of the medieval Armenia
c. 300–1000, known in Armenian as Hanzith
.
From 384, it formed one of the satrapies of Roman Armenia
, before becoming part of the new province
of Armenia IV in 536.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
c. 300–1000, known in Armenian as Hanzith
Hanzith
Hanzith was a region and family of the old Armenia c. 300–1000. The region is also known as Antzitene.In the 10th century the rulers were Habel and Sahak ....
.
From 384, it formed one of the satrapies of Roman Armenia
Roman Armenia
From the end of the 1st century BC onwards, Armenia was, in part or whole, subject to the Roman Empire and its successor, the East Roman or Byzantine Empire...
, before becoming part of the new province
Roman province
In Ancient Rome, a province was the basic, and, until the Tetrarchy , largest territorial and administrative unit of the empire's territorial possessions outside of Italy...
of Armenia IV in 536.