Armenia: The First Christian Nation on Earth

Armenia was the first nation on Earth to make Christianity its official religion — before Rome ever did. It built an alphabet that has survived 1,600 years unchanged. It was once an empire stretching from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. And it survived a genocide that tried to erase it completely. This is the story of a small nation that refused to disappear. In this documentary: 00:00 The nation that refused to disappear 00:33 301 AD — the first Christian nation 01:39 An alphabet built to outlive empires 02:31 Mount Ararat — close enough to see, impossible to reach 03:30 Tigranes the Great and the lost empire 04:11 A crossroads of conquerors 05:05 The Armenian Genocide 06:03 A nation scattered across the world 06:27 Faith under Soviet rule 06:48 Independence, 1991 07:37 Lavash, apricots, and the sound of the duduk 08:06 Karabakh, loss, and a new generation 08:50 Armenia today Subscribe to Meridian for more cinematic journeys into the world's countries, cultures, and history. #Armenia #Documentary #History #Caucasus #Christianity #Yerevan