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

128 HISTORY OF ARMENIA.
the Romans, he might be able to make head
against the future machinations of the young
Artaces and the Persians.
He therefore dispatched an embassy to Rome
to solicit Vespasian, who then wore the purple,
to confer on him the government of the late
Tirithus, offering to exchange for it all the
possessions the Armenians had in Mesopotamia,
and to pay some additional tribute.
His negotiations
at Rome met with a success that exceeded
his most sanguine expectations, for he had
contemplated some difficulties in obtaining from
the emperor the object he sought. He then
obtained the support of the chiefs of Upper
Armenia, and without experiencing any opposition,
took possession of the whole of that
country.
Immediately after this, he transferred
his court from Nisibis, to the city of Armavir,
in the province of Ararat, and commenced
A. D. 78. making improvements in his kingdom. He
built a beautiful city
between the rivers Arax
and Akhurian, which he named after himself
Erwandashat. To this city, after residing in
Armavir three years, he removed the seat of his
government. He however left his gods in
Armavir, until
he had erected another city on
the banks of the Akhurian, when he brought
them thither, after building magnificent temples
for their reception. He appointed his brother