Teishebaini was the capital of the Urartian Transcaucasian provinces. It is located in the modern Republic of Armenia, 30 miles north of Yerevan. Teishebaini was built by Rusa II in the first half of the 7th century BC, to protect the eastern borders of Urartu from the barbaric Cimmerians and Scythians. A palace and citadel were also built in the city by Rusa II (...)