Aphumon, also Aphum or Aphoum, was a Sasanian city fortress and the main fortification in the district of Arzanene in Armenia.[1][2] It functioned as a frontier stronghold and was the site of various battles during the Roman-Persian wars.

References

  1. ↑ Sykes, Sir Percy (1915). A History of Persia. Macmillan and Company, limited. p. 516.
  2. ↑ Greatrex, Geoffrey; Lieu, Samuel N. C. (29 June 2005). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363-628. Routledge. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-134-75646-9.
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