Aphumon Explained

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.

Notes and References

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