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 HISTORY OF ARMENIA.

��ether, by reason of the different emotions with which their bosoms were filled. Darius, having placed his brother Tirithus once more on the throne, returned to Persia.

Up to this period the news of the progress of ^ ^' **• the arms of her soldiers in Upper Armenia, had always been productive of joy at Rome; but on -the late disastrous defeat of Betus being known, the Romans were overwhelmed with shame. Corbulo immediately received orders to at- tempt again the subjugation of Armenia. Having collected a large army, he marched forward to obey the mandate of the emperor. His real object, however, was not so much to wage war, as to make a peace of such a nature as would Taise the glory of the Roman name. Several embassies being sent on both sides, it was at length agreed that Upper Armenia should re* main in the hands of the Armenians, but that the emperor should have the power of nomi- nating the king, and fixing the nature of the government.

Tirithus then resolved to proceed to Rome, a. d. 65. and receive the crown from the hands of the emperor. He determined to go thither by land, as the doctrine of the magi, whose religion he professed, declared that it would be impious to pollute the pure bosom of the ocean, by moving on it in a ship.

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