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

HISTORY OF ARMENIA.
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Erwaz chief priest, and called this city Bagaran.
Another city owes its existence to the public
spirit of this monarch, which is situated opposite
to
Erwandashat, and which took the name of
Erwanddkert.*
Evwand, after these works, cleared a large a. d. 83.
forest between the two rivers before mentioned,
and formed in it a magnificent park, which he
stocked with abundance of wild animals, such
as deer, asses, and boars, for the purpose of
enjoying the pleasures of the chace. All the
actions'of Erwand, in the mean time, were
watched by an individual of the name of Tur,
in the interest of Sumbat, who gave constant
information of them to his employer, but being
at length detected by the king was put to death.
After a residence of eighieen years in Persia, a. d. 87.
when young Artaces had grown up to manhood,
Sumbat his friend and guardian began to think
of some means for restoring his young ward
to his lawful inheritance. Having communicated
his projects to Darius the king of Persia,
the latter assisted him with troops to attempt
the conquest of Armenia. He gave him a large
body of Assyrians and the legion of Atropatia,
with which, accompanied by young Artaces, then
in his 20th year, he set out on his expedition.
When the news of the march of Sumbat a, D. 88.
* See Hist. B. II, c. 27.
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