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

340 HISTORY OF ARMENIA.
opportunity to serve his country. Khosrove,
exasperated at
the late defeat he had suffered,
determined upon revenging himself on his foes,
particularly upon the Greeks. He hastily
assembled an army composed of 100,000 infantry,
and 40,000 cavalry, with which he commenced
the campaign. After a number of battles between
him and the Greeks, a peace was agreed
upon, by which Armenia became again subject
to his power. He thereupon sent a prefect to
take possession of the government of Armenia.
On the departure of the prefect from Persia,
Khosrove fell ill, and as the records state,
becoming enlightened by divine revelation,
embraced the Christian faith, was baptized,
and shortly after died, with the fullest conviction
of the truth of his newly adopted religion.
This event happened A. D. 579, and according
to the Armenian era 28.
A. D. ."irs; Chihrvilon, seven years after the revolt of
era 27. Vardau, was sent to Armenia as governor, and
kept the country in tranquillity for fifteen
years. At this period Maurice, an Armenian
from the village of Oshakan, in the province
of Aragazote, was elevated to the imperial
throne at Constantinople. To this emperor,
Khosrove, the Persian king, and grandson of
that Khosrove, of whom we have related so
much, applied for protection and aid against
he