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en-wikipedia-org-1312		Artaxata - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1753	190	71	The story of the foundation is given by the Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi of the fifth century: "Artashes traveled to the location of the confluence of the Yeraskh and Metsamor [rivers] and taking a liking to the position of the hills [adjacent to Mount Ararat], he chose it as the location of his new city, naming it after himself."[4] According to the accounts given by Greek historians Plutarch and Strabo, Artashat is said to have been chosen and developed on the advice of the Carthaginian general Hannibal: However, modern historians argue that there is no direct evidence to support the above.[6] Some sources have also indicated that Artashes built his city upon the remains of an old Urartian settlement.[1] Strabo and Plutarch describe Artashat as a large and beautiful city and call it the "Armenian Carthage".[1] A focal point of Hellenistic culture, Armenia's first theatre was built here.[2] Movses Khorenatsi points that in addition to numerous copper pagan statues of the gods and goddesses of Anahit, Artemis and Tir brought from the religious center of Bagaran and other regions to the city, Jews from the former Armenian capital of Armavir were relocated to Artashat.[7]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1312.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1312.txt