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Orontes IV (Armenian: Երվանդ Դ Yervand IV) was the son of King Arsames and is recorded as ruling Armenia from inscriptions found at the historic capital of the Orontid dynasty Armavir.In his reign the religious site of Bagaran was founded. Large bronze statues in the Hellenistic style of the gods Zeus (Aramazd) Artemis (Anahit) and Herakles (Vahagn) were brought there and set up in temples dedicated to them.

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