History of Armenia, by Father Michael Chamich; from B. C. 2247 to ...

HISTORY OF ARMENIA. 69
upon his last unfortunate expedition.
He effected
the restoration of order and tranquillity
amongst his subjects, which had been so sadly
broken during the last years of the reign of his
father.
He nominated his brother-in-law Mithridates
to the important and honourable office
of prime minister.
In the first year of this prince's reign the
kinsfdom was invaded bv the Greeks, who imagined
from the state
of confusion that followed
the death of the king, and the youth of his
successor, that Armenia would become an easy
prey to a bold and enterprizing enemy. In this
however they were deplorably mistaken. On
the first news of the approach of the Greeks,
Tigranes, accompanied by his
relation Mithridates,
placed himself at the head of a few troops,
and attacked the invaders with such skill and
determined bravery, that they received
a total
overthrow ; and the survivors were very glad
to rebnquish their hopes of a splendid conquest
for the certainty of personal safety. The
kingdom was soon cleared of these adventurers.
Immediately after this event Tigranes repaired
to Majak or Cesarea, taking possession of Asia
Minor, which he placed in charge of Mithridates,
appointing him king of Pontus and the regions
about the Mediterranean. To enable the latter
to remain firm in the government which had