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recorded the cruelties committed in Armenia by Bulah the Saracen, Shapuh the Bagratian, Moses of Kalkant^ who wrote a history of the Aluans, Hamam the monk, Mukhithar of Ani, and two other monks named Sark^vak and Vanakan. I may add to these the monk Zechariah Zorzorensis, who wrote an account of the ecclesiastical assemblies held in Armenia^ the monk Khoren Saharuneyt who wrote a chronological account of the Armenian monks» and another writer n:)med Abi^sahl. On the discovery of these most valuable manuscripts, much, light will be thrown on the literature of Armenia, and great benefit derived by those who may at a future period be inclined to, publish a more enlarged and im« proved history of Armenia.

I may as weH notice, for the information of the reader, that the present history has not been compile only from the records of the Armenian writers enumerated above, but also from those of the Greek and Roman aiuthors, who have noticed such events of the country of Armenia as were connected with Greece and Rome* These ar^ Xenophon^ Diodorus of Sicily, Salluat, Titus Livius, Strabo, Pliny, Tacitus, PJutarcb, IBusebius Cssariensis^ Socrates, Procopius, Nicetas and others too numerous to be detailed here.

V. — Our history is divided into seven parts, each exhibiting the political changes that took place in the country. Th^ first part embraces a period of 1779 years, commencing at the time of the general deluge, or the year of the creation of the world 1757, according to the Jewish chronoloj^y, or 2663 according to the Septuagint^

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