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

HrSTORY OF ARMENIA. 339
^ople, before Vahram with his army had time to
approach. The emperor Justinian received
the emigrants with honour and kindness.
During the time that Vardan and his adherents
remained in the imperial city, they all partook
of the holy sacrament in the church of St.
Sophia, at one of the three gates
of the great
altar, from which circumstance it was thenceforward
called the Armenian gate.
Vardan havinof claimed from the emperor his a.d. 5
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promise of assistance and protection, the latter era 21
assembled an army, and, appointing his nephew
Marcianus to the command, ?ent it with Vardan
into Armenia, where they were joined by other
forces from Armenia Minor by order of Justinian,
under the command of Johan, the
governor of that country.
They also received
assistance of troops from the Egerians, the
Apkhazes, and the Alans. These troops
were then divided into two bodies, one of
which remained in Mesopotamia, the other
advanced to Inner Armenia, where lay the
Persians. The Greek troops having surrounded
thelatter, a fight ensued, in which 1,200 Persians
were killed, the rest taking to flight.
Vardan,
notwithstanding this success, dared not remain
in
Armenia, fearing he might be betrayed into
the hands of Khosrove. He therefore went
to Constantinople, waiting calmly for another
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