ante ▁and ▁contains ▁considerable ▁Roman ▁remains . ▁It ▁is ▁probable , ▁also , ▁that ▁the ▁T eg ul ata ▁of ▁the ▁Anton ine ▁It iner aries ▁is ▁identical ▁with ▁the ▁Tig ull ia ▁of ▁Pl iny . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : F raz ioni ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Gen oa ▁Category : R oman ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁in ▁Italy <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch urs ▁( , ▁also ▁Roman ized ▁as ▁Ch ū rs , ▁Ch ow ras , ▁and ▁Ch ow rs ; ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Chor as , ▁Ch ors , ▁and ▁J ū res ) ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Ch urs ▁R ural ▁District , ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁District ▁of ▁Ch ay p are h ▁County , ▁West ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Province , ▁Iran . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁census , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 , 3 6 7 , ▁in ▁ 6 3 6 ▁families . ▁ ▁The ▁location ▁of ▁modern - day ▁Ch urs ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁extremely ▁p iv otal ▁in ▁Armen ian ▁history . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 4 5 1 ▁AD , ▁a ▁decis ive ▁battle ▁was ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁location ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁most ▁important ▁events ▁in ▁Armen ian ▁history . ▁On ▁the ▁A var ay r ▁P lain , ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁modern - day ▁Ch urs ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Province , ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Army ▁under ▁V ard an ▁Mam ikon ian ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁S