According to Strabo, in the 2nd century BC, Armenians conquered from the Medes the lands of Syunik and Caspiane, and the lands that lay between them, including Utik, that was populated by the people called Utis, after whom it received its name. Modern historians agree that "Utis" were a people of non-Armenian origin, and the modern ethnic group of Udi is their descendants. After the Armenian conquest in the 2nd century BC Utik also had some Armenian population. The province was called "Otena" in Latin sources and "Otene" in Greek sources.