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

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HISTORY OF ARMENIA. 175
Armenia for a period of rather more than fifteen
years, died, and, according to his desire, was
buried in the village of Thordan.
He was succeeded
in the pontifical chair by his youngest
son Husik. This individual, during the life of
Vertannes, had married, and was the father of
two sons named Pap and Athanageney.
For a
long time previous to the death of the late pontiff,
Husik had secluded himself from the world,
leadin.2: a life of the severest mortifications.
He was universally admired for the intimate
acquaintance he had with the holy scriptures
and the fame of his sanctity was so great, that
at the
death of his father he was unanimously
appointed his successor. About this time a. d. 36!.
Julian the apostate began to rule the eastern
Romans, and marched at the head of a large force
from Constantinople against the Persians ;
the
latter, on the approach of the emperor to the
Euphrates, destroyed the bridges which had been
constructed over that river, and thereby hindered
the advance of the army of their enemies.
At this
conjuncture Julian wrote to Tiran the
Armenian king, to render him assistance.
The
latter, unmindful of the treaty which he had
made with Shapuh, attacked the Persians, and
completely routed them.
He then re-established
the brids^es, and thus afforded Julian and his
army an unmolested passage over the Euphrates,