Vardan Areveltsi was a medieval Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator. In addition to establishing numerous schools and monasteries, he also left behind a rich contribution to Armenian literature.
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Vardan Areveltsi was a medieval Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator. In addition to establishing numerous schools and monasteries, he also left behind a rich contribution to Armenian literature. He is known for writing the Historical Compilation, one of the first ever attempts to write a history of the world by an Armenian historian.
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1198 to 1271 · aged 73
Written about in
17 languages
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