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The exonym "Armenia" is attested in the Old Persian Behistun Inscription (515 BC) as "Armina" ( ). The Ancient Greek terms ("Armenía") and ("Arménioi", "Armenians") are first mentioned by Hecataeus of Miletus (c. 550 BC – c. 476 BC). Xenophon, a Greek general serving in some of the Persian expeditions, describes many aspects of Armenian village life and hospitality in around 401 BC.