3542) Open Letter To Unprejudiced Readers Willing To Explore The Facts Behind The Tragic Events Of 1915

by Fikret Semin

A historical perspective: Armenians consider themselves to be descendants of Noah and assert that their legendary leader Haik was a great-great grandson of Noah. The first to write about Armenians was Xenophon in the 400’s BC. Armenians over the centuries established many local kingdoms in the Caucasus, Eastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia, these generally remained in the spheres of influence of the Persian, Roman and Byzantine Empires while Armenian dynasties occasionally rose to power and reigned in Persian and Byzantine courts. Armenians adopted Christianity in 301 AD and established their own church. They consider their well-known aptitude for business, arts and crafts to be a special gift of God and believe that they have been singularly chosen. . . .

They take pride in belonging to a nation which was the first to adopt Christianity as the state religion.

Later history: In the 11th century AD, Armenians who had long endured the pressure of the Byzantine Orthodox Church established friendly relations



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