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

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posed his work. It extends to the year of our Lord 1000.
He is more explicit thanthe other historians m regard to
chronolog^v.
AitiSTAKES Lastivertensis flourished in the eleventh
century. His history commences with the reign of the
Bagratian king Gagik the First, and ends at tiie period
of the capture of the city of Am by Alphaslan, and the
subsequent defeat of the emperor Diogenes, extending
to the vear 1071. His work is written in an elegant
and pathetic style, abounding with lamentable refleciions
on the miseries that infested the country of Arm.ma.
?vjAifiEw Urhahensis the Abbot floiirished m the
twelfth century. He wrote a History of Armenia, iVom
the reign of the Bagratian king Ashot the Thud to that
of Thorose and Leo tiie First the Reubeui an princes,
extendiiiL; to the year 1128.
Gar.Gouv the Prie>t flourished m the twelfth century.
He wrote a continuation of the history of Mathe\r
L^rhahensis, narrating the events of his own time, or to
the eighteenth year of the reign of Thorose the Second,
A. D. IIGI.
Samuel the Priest, of the city of Ani, flourished in the
twelfth century. He wrote a short history from the
creation of the world to the pontificate of Gre^'-orv.
the brother of rsierses the Graceful, at whose desire
it was composed. His work is also known by the appellation
of Chronicle or Chronology, extending to the
year 1164, Haican era G13.
NrERShs Clajexsis, or Shinorhali ('the Graceful)
flourished m the twelfth century.
He was the brother of