In this episode, Dr Matt O’Farrell explores the Armenian Apocalyptic Tradition with Professor Zara Pogossian, expert in Medieval Armenian history and leader of the Armenia Entangled ERC project based at the University of Florence. The interview sketches a fascinating picture of late antiquity Armenia where Christianity provided the impetus for the invention of the Armenian alphabet, and witnessed the rise of Armenia as an important cultural centre for the dissemination of Christianity further to the east. Professor Pogossian draws attention to the interweaving of religious and political traditions in late antique Armenia which inspired numerous apocalyptic texts and shaped the Armenian national identity to this day. Eager to defend the newly-introduced Christian notions of leadership in their war against the Sasanian Persians, the Armenians relate stories such as the Vision of Sahak, composed around 500, but also the Daredevils of Sassoun (also known as the National Epic), which dates from the 8th to the 10th century.