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

HISTORY OF ARMENIA. 93
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C H A P T E R VI.
and Arsham.
Artavazd the First, son of Tigranes the 39"
The Rekns of Artavazd the First
Second, as we have seen in the last chapter, had
been appointed during the life time of his father
to govern the province of Ararat ;
he now succeeded
to the throne, and changed the seat of
government from Nisibisin Mesopotamia, which
had always been the royal residence of the Arsacidse,
to Ararat. He gave his brothers and sisters
the provinces of Aliovit and Arberaney to reside
in, with their produce for subsistence. He
also bestowed on them pensions equal to the
allowances made to the other Arsacidae dwelling
in Hashtens. But Artavazd gave into dissolute
habits and lost the affections of his soldiers
and his other subjects.
The former, weak and
inefficient, were unable to protect the places
confided to their charge, and many important
possessions in Mesopotamia fell into the hands
of the enemy, which created a deal of murmuring.
Artavazd, awakened at length to a sense