Rusa II was king of Urartu between around 680 BC and 639 BC. It was during his reign that the massive fortress complex, Karmir-Blur, was constructed....

The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a large deer species native to Indonesia and East Timor. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety...

victories in the war. Following his death, however, Urartian Kings Argishti II and Rusa II launched many successful counterattacks, reclaiming Urartu's lost territory...

prosperity, which continued through the reign of Argishti's son Rusa II (685–645 BC). After Rusa II, however, Urartu grew weaker under constant attacks from...

the Cimmerian people invaded Phrygia with help of the King of Urartu, Rusa II. They burned the kingdom's city of Gordium, which likely caused the Phrygian...

Rusa III was king of Urartu. He was called "Rusa Erimenahi" ("the son of Erimena"). He may have been the nephew or cousin of Rusa II. Little is known about...

Argishti II was king of Urartu from 714 BC to 680 BC. He succeeded his father, King Rusa I. During the Urartu-Assyria War, Argishti was responsible for...

hands of the Assyrians under the command of Sargon II. Rusa I hid behind the walls of Tushpa, and Sargon II made a maneuver that resulted in the capture and...

Urartu during the reign of its king Argishti II, who reigned from 714 to 680 BC. Argishti II's successor, Rusa II, built several fortresses in the east of...

Šubria in 673 BC, Rusa II supported him, attesting of a period of non-aggression between Urartu and Assyria under the reigns of Rusa II and Esarhaddon....

height of 901 metres (2,956 ft). The city of Teishebaini was built by Rusa II in mid-7th century BC to protect the eastern borders of Urartu from the...

left hand a bowl and in his right hand a spearhead (or a plant) Reign of King Rusa II (685–645 BCE); Urartu; Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara...

Erebuni (modern-day Yerevan). Sarduri II 763 BC–735 BC; maximum expansion; zenith of Urartian power. Rusa I (also Rusas, Ursa) 735 BC–714 BC; Assyrian and...

Neo-Assyrian Empire. During this time, the Scythians under Išpakaia, allied to Rusa II of Urartu, were raiding far in the south till the Assyrian province of...

Urartu during the reign of its king Argishti II, who reigned from 714 to 680 BCE. Argishti II's successor, Rusa II, built several fortresses in the east of...

Rusa I (ruled: 735–714 BC) was a King of Urartu. He succeeded his father, king Sarduri II. His name is sometimes transliterated as Rusas or Rusha. He was...

Vagharshapat were found in the inscriptions left by the Urartian king Rusa II (685–645 BC), where it was mentioned as Kuarlini (Կուարլինի). The inscription...

document from 673 BCE records Rusa II as having recruited a large number of Cimmerian mercenaries, and Cimmerian allies of Rusa II probably participated in...

Association (RUSA) is a Division of the American Library Association. RUSA honors books and media with major annual awards. Awards are selected by RUSA's Collection...

the reigns of Rusa II (son of Argishti II, ruled 685–639 BC) and Rusa III (son of Erimena, ruled c. 605–595 BC) have been found. Rusa II, intending to...

inscriptions left by the Urartian king Rusa II (685–645 BC). It is believed that the town of Vagharshapat was founded by king Rusa II in 685 BC as Kuarlini (Կուարլինի)...

2008 through excavations at Ayanis, a fortress erected by her husband, Rusa II, she appears to be his main wife, meaning the queen consort of Urartu....

succession from Sarduri II is not entirely clear. There's also attested a king Sarduri III, so Rusa may also have been his son. Sarduri II notably expanded Urartian...

court in Erbil during part of his reign and received there envoys from Rusa II of Urartu after the defeat of the Elamite ruler Teumman. After the end...

September 25, 2022. "Conversaţie suprarealistă la televiziunea rusă: "Îi spânzurăm sau îi tăiem?"". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved June 14, 2022....

Sarduri I Ishpuini Argishti I Sarduri II Rusa I Argishti II Rusa II Sarduri III Erimena Rusa III Sarduri IV Rusa IV Cities and Fortresses Argistinikhili...

the remnants of structures that dated back to the reign of Urartian king Rusa II. Zvartnots was designed according to a centrally planned, aisled tetraconch...

territories. In the mid-7th century BC, the city of Teishebaini was built by Rusa II of Urartu, around 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) west of Erebuni Fortress. It...

The region of Uelikuhi was conquered by the Urartian king Sarduri II. His son, Rusa II renamed the fortress in honour of Khaldi; one of the three chief...

Rusa IV (died 585 BC) was king of Urartu from 590 BC to 585 BC. Rusa IV was the son and a successor of Rusa III, and the successor of Sarduri IV. His...