Artaxata (in lateinischen Quellen "Artogerassa") war eine Hauptstadt/Königsstadt des antiken Armeniens am Fluss Aras ("Araxes") im Tal des Ararat. ###>Artashat (); Hellenized as Artaxata (), was a large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of king Artaxias I; the founder of the Artaxiad Dynasty of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia.