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 S72 HI$TORT OP ARMBNIA.

had returned to the subjection of the Greekst also made incursions^ and demolished every edifice they met» carrying away captive a vast multit^e of both sexes and all ages. Asbot the governor,, on attempting to resist them» was defeated and killed^ after ruling Armenia upwards of four years. After this event they retired for a while^ but no sooner was the coun- try restored to a little order, than they returned with a greater number of troops than they had ever before brought into Armenia. They were headed by a general named Mahomed.

They destroyed cities^ towns, and villages, as they advanced, and taking the fortress of Sevan, they razed it to the ground, and sold the garrion as slaves. The Armenians terrified at the dreadful nature of their attacks, surren* dered the government of the country into their

^'hJcm ^^^^^* The emperor on hearing of this marched m 139. iQ person to Armenia at the head of an immense army. The people having no other alfemative but to bend to the stronger, again submitted to the Ghreeks. On the return however of the em^ peror to Constantinople he left 30,000 of his troops for the protection of the country against the Saracens,. after taking hostages from a* mongst the nK>st distinguished Armenian chiefs.

A. D. 690. Order and tranquillity was at length restored^ mm and the government confided by the emperor ta

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