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

"HISTORY OF ARMENIA. 395
ceeded by Joseph the Second, surnamed Carich
(the scorpion), from the village of St. George in
the province of Aragazote.
Four years after this
elevation to the pontificate, Ezit, the governor of
Armenia, was recalled by the caliph of Bagdad,
after an administration of twelve vears. Some a. p. 788.
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Haican
time before this period the emperor Constantine ca 237.
married Mary, the daughter of a great Armenian
chief, whom the Greeks named Philaretus. From
this
connection sprung a daughter called Euphrosyne.
The mother of Constantine,
a deep,
intriguing woman, shortly after the birth of Euphrosyne,
having procured adherents, seized the
person of the emperor, and placed him in confinement.
From this circumstance much tumult and
discontent pervaded the empire. The Armenians
of Cappadocia revolted, and it required all the
skill
and persuasive powers of Alex, surnamed
Mushel, the celebrated Armenian chief, to induce
them to submit again to the power of the
Greeks.
This was, however, at last effected, and
Mushel having obtained partizans in Greece,
boldly declared himself emperor.
Constantine,
a short time afterwards, obtained his liberty, and
having taken Mushel prisoner put out his eyes.
The Armenians then flew to arms, and declared
themselves independent of the Greeks. The
emperor assembled a large army, and putting
it under the command of Artashir, an Armenian
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