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Arshavir king Persia* for his late good offieea, and be appointed Artashias his viceroy over that country^ which from that period till the time of Ervand remained under the controul of foreign princes. On the news of the appoint- ment of Augustus to the supreme command of the Romans reaching the ears of Arsham, he dispatched to Rome an ambassador, praying the emperor to set at liberty his nephews the sons of Artavazd. But Augustus, hearing of the recent conduct of Arsham toward the Romans* refused to grant bis request Arsham again sent to RomOi and offered to become tributary to the Roman power« and to pay a sum annually in token of it, through U»e medium of Herod, by the countries of Mesopotamia and Cesarea, if the emperor would liberate the Armenian princes. Augustua acceded to this, and a treaty was m consequence signed between the two powers. Arsham then came into Mesopotamia and kept his court at Nisibis. S984 1 Some time ftfter this, Augustus visited AMyria ^^^3. fgj. ^^^ second time, and was met there with great respect by the chiefs of Upper Armenia* who complained grievously of the Persian yoke. They besought him to deliver their country from the hardship under which they laboured, and offered to accept as their king* TigrAoes, sur- named the Liule,.soa of the deceas«d Artovasd»

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