▁Category : T ele vision ▁anch ors ▁from ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁G res ham , ▁Oregon ▁Category : L ew is ▁& ▁Clark ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : O regon ▁Democr ats ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Bag aran ▁ ▁( ), ▁was ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁An cient ▁Armen ia ▁founded ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁Or ont id ▁D ynast y . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Historical ▁capit als ▁of ▁ancient ▁Armen ia . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁An cient ▁and ▁medieval ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁historian ▁Mov s es ▁K hor en at si , ▁Bag aran ▁was ▁founded ▁during ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁BC ▁by ▁king ▁Or ont es ▁IV ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁It ▁quickly ▁became ▁the ▁religious ▁centre ▁of ▁Armen ia , ▁replacing ▁Arm av ir ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁spiritual ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Or ont id ▁pag an ▁tem ples . ▁ ▁After ▁fall ▁of ▁Or ont id ▁D ynast y ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Ar ta xi ad ▁dynast y , ▁king ▁Ar tax ias ▁I ▁moved ▁all ▁the ▁pag an ▁monuments ▁from ▁Bag aran ▁and ▁re located ▁them ▁in ▁his ▁newly ▁built ▁capital ▁of ▁Art ash at , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 ▁BC . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁century , ▁Bag aran ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁entire ▁canton ▁of ▁Ar sh ar un ik ▁became ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁K ams ar ak an ▁princes