History of Armenia by Hovhannēs Drasxanakertc'i

History of Armenia by Hovhannēs Drasxanakertc

Having accepted the invitation of the Emperor, I sent him to Ashot, the son of the king.

But as Ashot, the son of the king, had taken refuge in the fastnesses of his realm, whereas I myself was staying in the district of Taron, Vaslikos first came to see me. With many honors and affectionate tokens of intimacy, he also recalled the memory of the friendship established between his father Basil and Ashot's father Smbat, and urged us to make haste to pay a visit to him in order to make arrangements that would be mutually beneficial. After they had read my letter to the Emperor, he considered that the wicked calamities from the south might still be abounding around us, and learning of our distress and destruction as well as of the death of the beneficent and blessed king Smbat, whom they considered to be worthy of the lot of a martyr, thereupon immediately sent a certain T'eodoros Vaslikos in search of me and Ashot, son of Smbat, who was ruling as king. Yovhannēs Drasxanakertc'i's History of ArmeniaĬontinued from Previous Page LV King Ashot Goes to the Emperor, and Yusuf Retreats before King Gagik1. John Kat'oghikos, History of Armenia, Yovhannes Drasxanakertc'i, History, Historical, Armenia, Armenian, Medieval, Bagratid, Bagratuni, Artsruni, Arcruni, Arcrunid, Gnt'uni, Gnuni, feudalism, Caliphate, kingdoms, Siwnik', Iberia, Iberian, Georgia, Georgian, Caucasus, Caucasian, Byzantium, Byzantine, Empire, Iran, Iranian, Persia, Persian, Aghuan, Aghuania, Albania, Atrpatakan, pre-Turkic Azerbaijan, Arab, Arabian, katholikos, catholicos, Church Drasxanakerttsi, Draskhanakerttsi, Draskhanakertts'i, Drasxanakertts'i

History of Armenia by Hovhannēs Drasxanakertc'i