Anariacae Explained

Anariacae (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀναριάκαι) is an ancient Caucasian people mentioned by Polybius, Strabo, and Pliny. Ptolemy erroneously called them Amariacae (Ἀμαριάκαι).^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Armenian geographer Anania Shirakatsi mentions Anariacae (‘Anariaki’ in Armenian) among the people inhabiting the northern parts of Media.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DA%3Aentry+group%3D9%3Aentry%3Danariacae-geo Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), Anariacae
2. Shirakatsi, Anania. The Geography of Ananias of Sirak (Asxarhacoyc): The Long and the Short Recensions. Introduction, Translation and Commentary by Robert H. Hewsen. Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 1992. 467 pp. 
3. Eremian, Suren. Reconstructed version of Shirakatsi's map of Central Asia.
4. Web site: IRAN vii. NON-IRANIAN LANGUAGES (1) Overview – Encyclopaedia Iranica. 2020-06-07. www.iranicaonline.org.
5. Web site: CASPIANS – Encyclopaedia Iranica. 2020-06-07. www.iranicaonline.org.