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

114 HISTORY OF ARMLNIA.
for assistance to the Romans, who drove out the
Persians, and settled Tigranes, surnamed the
Little, upon the throne.
For the sake of connection,
all these particulars, though they have been
related before, we have thought it necessary to
recapitulate. On the death of Tigranes the
Romans sent Erwaz his brother to succeed him
on the throne.
This appointment did not please
the Armenians, who refused to admit him, flew to
arms, and placed on the throne another Tigranes,
also surnamed the Little.
The war which this
measure induced between them and the Romans,
proving unsuccessful,
they were again obliged
to submit quietly to the latter, who caused them
to dethrone Tigranes, and appoint Apirsam
Arzrunean their king, an eminent and noble
character. On the death of this monarch the
Persians again interfered in the aftairs of Armenia,
in opposition to the Romans, and placed
on the throne Arshez, the youngest son of their
own king. This brought on another war,
which ended in the defeat of the Persians and
the consequent expulsion ot" Arshez. The
Romans again became the possessors of the
kingdom, and placed Zeno on the throne, the
son of the king of Pontus, who assumed the
A. D. 35. j^j^j^g of Artaces. On the death of the latter,
the Persians again attempted to
subjugate the
Armenians.