Lilit Minasyan is a historian specializing in antiquity, with a focus on the late Roman Republic's transition to the Roman Empire. Her work examines the complex dynamics of power, diplomacy, and conflict that characterized Rome's eastern policies, extensively exploring Roman-Armenian interactions. She received her PhD in 2012 from the Institute of Oriental Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. From 2000 to 2024 Lilit Minasyan taught at Yerevan State University's Faculty of History, serving as an associate professor since 2013. During that period, she thought History of Ancient Greece and Rome, World History (ancient and medieval eras), History of Antique and Medieval Social and Political Thought and other courses. In 2011 and 2012 she received the research grant of the Hardt Foundation for the Study of Classical Antiquity (Geneva). She has also been an adjunct lecturer at the American University of Armenia since 2017. Driven by a deep interest in pedagogy in general, and history teaching methodology in particular, Lilit Minasyan began teaching at “Ayb” School in 2012, where she implemented modern teaching approaches and methodologies. She has been the Subject Leader of the Social Sciences since 2018. At “Ayb” School, she authored the World History Curriculum and its teaching methodology and co-authored the Armenian History curriculum. She is a Fulbright TEA Program Alumni, 2023. Dr. Minasyan's third area of focus is teacher education. Since 2017, she has been actively involved in various educational initiatives, programs, and projects as an expert, teacher trainer, and mentor.
Education
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – John Dewe
Research
“Research is what makes the silent voices of history heard, giving them a place in the narrative of the past.” – Mary Beard
Outreach
Lilit Minasyan is deeply committed to ensuring that the children who sit in our classrooms today receive the modern, high-quality, and effective education they deserve. Her outreach efforts are centered on empowering teachers to become lifelong learners. By doing so, working collectively becomes possible towards building a stronger, more resilient future for our nation, where every child has the opportunity to thrive.
Publications
“Teaching Sensitive History։ Conflicts in Post-Soviet Space” Pedagogical Guide (Case Studies from Armenia, Georgia and Moldova), Co-authors, N. Hayrapetyan, A. Tovmasyan, M. Martirosyan, N, Yerkanyan, H. Ghevondyan, Confronting Memories, 2024, pp. 11-32.
Using Sources in the History Classroom for Developing Students’ Historical and Critical Thinking (action research), History and Culture, 2021, 1, pp. 219-229 (in Armenian).
Magna Carta in the Perspective of Historical Archetypes, Co-author, A. Stepanyan, The Problems of History-5, Proceedings of International Conference, Yerevan-2019, pp. 26-38 (in Armenian).
US Declaration of Independence: “The Pursuit of Happiness” (in the Perspective of Ideas of Aristotle and Cicero), Co-author, A. Stepanyan, The Problems of History-4, US Declaration of Independence-240, Proceedings of International Conference, Yerevan-2017, pp. 20-26.
From War to Peace (Euphrates Frontier in 60-s AD), Co-author, A. Stepanyan, in “Reflections of Roman Imperialism”, ed. by Marko A. Jankovic, Vladimir D. Mihajlovic, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018, pp. 335-346.
History in Museum Space through Interactive Play Representation (by example of the Artaxata Treaty, 66 BC), in “Museum and Written Communication. Tradition and Innovation”, ed. by Ani Avagyan, Nick Winterbotham, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018, pp. 200-205.
Great Armenia and Euphrates Frontier in 60s AD (Conflict, Ideas, Settlement), Co-author, A. Stepanyan, Journal of Armenian Studies, 2013, 1, pp. 14-33.
The Artaxata Treaty of 66 BC - From the History of Armenian Diplomacy, Nairi, 2013 (6), N. Novgorod, DEKOM, pp. 119-124 (in Russian).
The Situation in Rome in the 2nd Century BC and the Gracchi Reforms, Lecture Materials, Yerevan, YSU Publishing, 2013 (in Armenian).
Cicero-Pompey Cooperation and the Development of the “New Rome” Paradigm, The Problems of History-2, ed. A. Stepanyan, Yerevan, “Zangak” Publishing, 2013, pp. 198-211 (in Armenian).
Transformations of Communal Life in Republican Rome (2nd-1st Centuries BC), The Problems of History-2, ed. A. Stepanyan, “Zangak” Publishing, Yerevan, 2013, pp. 315-333 (in Armenian).
Social Innovation in 1st Century BC Rome, Questions of Political Science-2012, Mankavarzh Publishing, Yerevan, pp. 223-234 (in Armenian).
History in the Museum Environment as a Play-Performance, “Museum” Scientific-Theoretical and Methodological Journal, Yerevan, 2012, pp. 260-267 (in Armenian).
The New Format of "Great Armenia-Rome" Relations (An Observation on the Artaxata Treaty), The Problems of History-1, ed. A. Stepanyan, Yerevan, "Zangak" Publishing, 2009, pp. 94-101 (in Armenian).
Pompey and the Political Situation in Rome in 54-51 BC (Consul sine collega - The Prototype of the Principate), History and Education, Yerevan, "Zangak" Publishing, 2006, N3-4, pp. 25-39 (in Armenian).
Gnaeus Pompey and the Crisis of the Republican System in Rome (Political Ideal and Reality), History and Education, Yerevan, “Zangak” Publishing, 2006, N1-2, pp. 55-68 (in Armenian).
Ancient Rome: Transition from Republic to Principate (From the Experience of the First Triumvirate), Kantegh, “Asoghik” Publishing, 2005, N 22, pp. 104-112 (in Armenian).