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

HISTORY OF ARMENM.
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fete of his tribe. He had not accompanied the
rest when they set out on the invitation of the
king. His name was Spandarat, the son of
Arshavir, and brother of Nerseh. He was married
to a descendant of the Arsacidoe, and at the
period of the bloody massacre of his race,
residing at Hashtens with his family.
was
When he
heard of this dreadful event, he took his wife
and two sons, Shavarsh and Gazavon, with the
rest of his family, and fled into Greece. The
holy Khad, then the officiating patriarch,
admonished Arsaces for his cruelty, which
he ordered him to be imme-
irritating the king,
diately stoned. On the agents of the kingproceeaing
to execute this order, the brothers of
Khad's daughter's husband, who were present^
interfered and prevented them.
These relations
of Khad were men of great bodily strength,
the race of the Apahunians.
of
On the creatures
of Arsaces again attempting to execute the
cruel mandate they had received, Khad's
friends attacked them sword in hand, mortally
wounded them, and rescued the holy bishop,
with whom they retired to their province.
Arsaces durst not follow them thither, fearing
that they might be joined by other chiefs, and
thus create a dangerous rebellion. He therefore
tried to take off Khad by his
old method, treachery.
He called his chief eunuch, who wasi
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