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

the Greeks, by the irruptions of the Persians, the Egyptians,
and several other aspiring foes, to whom Armenia
was in turn tributary. The Reubenian monarchy was
destroyed by the Egyptians, who made Leo, the last
king of Armenia, prisoner, and from that time royalty
was lost to Armenia.
The seventh and last part contains an account of the
expatriation of the Armenians and of the state of the
church to the year 1780. The irruptions of Tamerlane,
the cruelties of Shah Abas, the inroads of the Turks,
and of several other neighbouring foes, have rendered
Armenia almost a total waste, having stripped her of
all that was good and great. The ambitious and factious
proceedings of the patriarchs of Constantinople, combined
with the infamous juntoes of the Thulthulians, the
Jahukians and the Tivrikians, and the turbulent spirit of
other corrupt clergymen of Armenia, have placed a
stigma on the Armenian church which can scarcely ever
be removed, and poured scandal on the
memory of the
Holy St. Gregory the Illuminator. The saying of our
blessed Saviour is truly verified in the depraved conduct
of these unworthy ministers of the Gospel, " My house
shall be called the house of prayer ; but ye have made
it a den of thieves."
Lastly, with a view to satisfy the curiosity of the
reader, who will be naturally inclined to be put in
possession of some information respecting the events
that have passed in Armenia since the year 1780, I
have thought it necessary to append to this volume a
continuation of the history down to the present day.