"[1] Robert W. Thomson wrote that it provides a "useful background for all those interested in the ancient and medieval worlds", calling it a "valuable book which fills a serious gap."
He called it a "synthesis rather than original interpretation of the sources" and noted that "untranslated texts are rarely quoted."
Thomson described it as the first "reliable general introduction to Armenian history in a single volume" since René Grousset's Histoire de l'Arménie des origines à 1071 (1947).
"[3] Raymond Pearson praised the "many virtues" of the work, noting that the "authoritative scholarly narrative and expert analysis on display is never less than impeccably professional."
[4] Dennis Papazian called it an "excellent book", describing it as "learned, objective, well argued, and eminently readable."