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

336 HISTORY OF ARMENIA.
and the Persian troops who were there, and massacred
every soul :
this occurred in the seventh
year of Surens prefecture. When the news
of this terrible event reached Persia, Khosrove
the king became furious, and determined to
march himself at the head of his troops, and
extirpate the whole of the rebels.
But Sebokht,
a great Persian chief, a lover of peace and a
most prudent character, succeeded in appeasing
his anger. He persuaded the king to send him
as an ambassador to the Armenians to endeavour
to make them, by pacific measures, renounce
obedience to the emperor.
view he came to
to let him enter the city of Duin.
With this object in
Armenia, but Vardan refused
Sebokht became
extremely angry at this, and returning to
Persia proved a great enemy to the Armenians,
against whom he greatly sharpened the displeasure
of Khosrove. Immense preparations were
then made by the order of the king, to
invade
Armenia, which he determined to lay waste by
fire and sword. Vardan, on being informed of
this,
immediately collected his troops, and dispatched
spies to obtain information of the route
the Persians would take, and what part of the
country they would first attack.
The Persians
at length set out, and arrived on the plains of
Khaghamakh Vardan having due information
of all their movements, on becoming apprised of