Evidence associated with Armenia reflects the circulation of religious practices across one of the principal frontier zones between Rome and the eastern kingdoms. The region formed part of the wider cultural and political landscape within which Mithraic traditions evolved and spread.
Mithraic monuments of Armenia
Temple of Garni
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
