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 HISTORY OF AaMfiNZA. 2Z^

nature of the attack. The assailants, being all select and powerful ni;en» made a dreadful carnage. Sbavarsh, inflamed to fury by the recoHection of his brother Gazavon in chains, cast himself into the Persian ranks, like a fire- brand spreading destruction wherever he came. Overpowered, however, by numbers, he fell. Manuel, the son of Pargev, was also killed, aftet having displayed surprizing feats of valour. His father Pargev met a worse fate, for in endea^ vouring to escape he was made prisoner, and brought before Artashir, who caused him to be flayed alive. Artashir then ordered Khosrove to be taken to the castle of ObHvion, in Khujas- tan, of which we formerly gave some particulars, and the skin of Pargev always to be held before him ; Qazavon and hid son Hirahat accompanied him; the former died after an imprisonment of two months.

Artashir wrote to Viramshapuh to confiscate ell the property of Pargev, Gazavon, and his brother Shavarsh, and directed St. Isaac to be reinstated in the pontificate, at the importunity t>f the fettered Khosrove.

On the arrival of Artashir at Cte8iphon> he found his father Shapuh dead, upon which be assumed the government of Persia. Viramshapuh, the a.i>.392. brother of Khosrove the Arsacian, on his suc- c^^ding the deposed monarch, shewed himself

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