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

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226 HISTORY OF ARMENIA.
minority, joint kings of Armenia. He, however^
detained their mother Zarmandught, who was a
native of the imperial city, at Constantinople
and then sent the two young kings,
with wise
guardians, and a large army, to take possessionof
their kingdom.
A. D. 386. Arsaces the Third, and Valarsaces the Second,
the sons of Pap, began their reign over Armenia
under the auspices of the emperor Theodosius
the Great. Arsaces fixed his residence in Duin^
Valarsaces in the city of Eriza, in the province
of Ekeliaz,
The former married the daughter of
Babik, chief of the Seunies ; the latter of Isaac,
the Bagratian noble. Valarsaces died shortly
after his marriage, and before the expiration of a
year after his assumption of the regal power.
Just at this period Shahak the pontiff also diedj
having presided over the church for two years,
or according to other information, four years.
Zaven, of the family of Albianus, succeeded
Shahak as pontiff, and died a year, or according
to other accounts, four years, afterwards.
Aspurakes, a relation of the last pontiff, then
assumed that dignity, and died in the third,
or as some state, in the fifth
year of his pontificate.
About this time, Theodosius being deeply
employed in the affairs of the western part of
his empire, appointed his eldest son Arcadius
his colleague, and gave
him the government of