He was
educated
in some
our Saviour.
our Saviour.
William Smith - 1844 - Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - a
, Arsaces IV.
showed i.
pars i.
p.
396, &c.
)
i
such a want of character and energy that he owed The following chronological table, which differs in
his success merely to the bad conduct of the some points from the preceding narrative, is takea
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ARSACIDAE.
365
ARSENIUS.
son
from St. Martin, and is founded upon the Armenian (Sapor), the brother of Chosroes III. -A. D. 414.
histories of Moses Chorenensis and Faustus Byzan- Chosroes re-established by Yezdegerd. — A. D. 415.
tinus, compared with the Greek and Roman authors. Shapur or Sapor, the son of Y czdegerd— A. D. 419.
A. The first or clder Branch in Armenia Magna. Interregnum. — 1. D. 422. Ardashes or Ardashir
B. c. 149. Valarrices or Wagharshag I. , founder of (Artasires) IV:-
:- A. D. 428. End of the kingdom
the Amienian dynasty of the Arsacidae, established of Armenia. (Comp. Vaillant, Regnum Arsacularum,
on the throne of Armenia by his brother, Mithri- especially Elenchus Reyum Armeniuc Majoris, in the
dates Arsaces (Arsaces VI. ) king of the Parthians. Ist. vol. ; Du Four de Longuerue, Annales Arsaci-
-B. c. 127. Arsaces or Arshag I. , his son. —B. c. 114. darum, Strasb. 1732; Richter, I listor. Krit. Versuch
Artaces, Artaxes, or Ardashes I. , his son. -B. C. über die Arsaciden und Sassuniden-Dynastien, Göt-
89. Tigranes or Dikran I. (11. ), his son. -B. C. 36. tingen, 1804 ; St. Martin, Mémoires historiques et
Artavasdes or Artawazt I. , his son. -B. C. 30. Ar-géograph. sur l'Arménie, vol. i. ) (W. P. )
taxes II. , his son. -B. C. 20. Tigranes 11. , brother ÅRSA'MENES ( 'Apoamérns ), the of
of Artaxes II. -B. C. Tigranes III. -B. c. 6. Dareius, the commander of the Utii and Myci in
Artavasdes 11. -B. C. 5. Tigranes III. re-esta- the army of Xerxes. (Herod. vii. 68. )
blished. -B. c. 2. Erato, queen.
ARSAMES ('Apoáuns). 1. The father of
A. D. 2. Ariobarzanes, a Parthian prince, esta- Hystaspes and grandfather of Dareius. (Herod.
blished by the Romans. --. D. 4. Artavasdes dll. i. 209, vii. 11, 224. )
or Artabases, his son. -A. D. 5. Erato re-established; 2. Also called Arsanes, the great grandson of
death uncertain. Interregnum. -A. D. 16. the preceding, and the son of Dareius and Artys-
Vonones. —A. D. 17. Interregnum. -A. p. 18. Zeno tone, the daughter of Cyrus, commanded in the
of Pontus, surnamed Artaxias. - Tigranes IV. , army of Xerxes the Arabians and the Aethiopians
son of Alexander Herodes. — A. D. 35. Arsaces II. who lived above Egypt. (Herod. vi. 69. ) Aes-
-A. D. 35. Mithridates of Iberia. - A. D. 51. Rha- chylus (Pers. 37, 300) speaks of an Arsames, who
damistus of Iberia. —A. D. 52. Tiridates I. - A. D. I was the leader of the Egyptians from Memphis in
60. Tigranes V. of the race of Herodes. -A. D. 62. the army of Xerxes.
Tiridates I. re-established by Nero, reigned about 3. An illegitimate son of Artaxerxes Mnemon,
eleven years longer.
murdered by his brother Artaxerxes Ochus. (Plut.
B. The second or younger Branch, at first at Artaz. c. 30. )
Edessa, and sometimes identical with the “
“Reges 4. Supposed on the authority of a coin to bave
Osrhoënenses," afterwards in Armenia Magna. been a king of Armenia about the time of Seleucus
B. C. 38. Arsham or Ardsham, the Artabazes of II. , and conjectured to have been the founder of
Josephus. (Ant. Jud. xx. 2. )—B. C. 10. Manu, his the city of Arsamosata. (Eckhel, iji. p. 204, &c. )
son. - c. 5. Abgarus, the son of Arsham, the ARŠE'NIUS ('Apoévios). 1. Of Constantinople,
Ushama of the Syrians. This is the celebrated surnamed Autorianus, lived about the middle of
Abgarus who is said to have written a letter to the thirteenth century.
He was educated in some
our Saviour. (Moses Chor. Ö. 29. )
monastery in Nicaea, of which he afterwards be
A. D. 32. Anane or Ananus, the son of Abgarus. came the head. After he had held this office for
-A. D. 36. Sanadrug or Sanatruces, the son of a some time, he led a private and ascetic life ; and he
sister of Abgares, usurps the throne. —-. D. 58. appears to have passed some time also in one of the
Erowant, an Arsacid by the female line, usurps the monasteries on mount Athos. At length, about
throne ; conquers all Armenia ; cedes Edessa and A. D. 1255, the emperor Theodorus Lascaris the
Mesopotamia to the Romans. -A. D. 78. Ardashes | Younger raised him to the dignity of patriarch.
or Artaxes III. (Exedares or Axidares), the son of In a. D. 1259, when the emperor died, he appointed
Sanadrug, established by Vologeses I. , king of the Arsenius and Georgius Muzalo guardians to his son
Parthians. - A. D. 120. Ardawazt or Artarasdes IV. , Joannes ; but when Muzalo began to harbour trea-
son of Ardashes III. , reigns only some months. - cherous designs against the young prince, Arsenius,
A. D. 121. Diran or Tiranus I. , his brother. -A. D. indignant at such faithless intrigues, resigned the
142. Dikran or Tigranes VI. , driven out by Lucius office of patriarch, and withdrew to a monastery.
(Martius) Verus, who puts Soaemus on the throne. In a. d. 1260, when the Greeks had recovered
- . D. 178. Wagharsh or Vologeses, the son of possession of Constantinople under Michael Palaeo-
Tigranes VI. -A. D. 198. Chosroes or Khosrew I. , Ingus, Arsenius was invited to the imperiai city,
surnamed Medz, or the Great, the (fabulous) con- and requested to resume the dignity of patriarch.
queror (overrunner) of Asia Minor; murdered by In the year following, the emperor Michael Palaeo-
the Arsacid Anag, who was the father of St. Gre- Jogus ordered prince Joannes, the son of Theodorus
gory, the apostle of Armenia - A. D. 232. Ardashir Lascaris, to be blinded ; and Arsenius not only
or Artaxerxes, the first Sassanid of Persia. -A. d. censured this act of the emperor publicly, but pu-
259. Dertad or Tiridates II. , surnamed Medz, the nished him for it with excommunication. Michael
son of Chosroes, established by the Romaus. —A. D. in vain implored forgiveness, till at length, enraged
314. Interregnum. Sanadrug seizes northern Ar at such presumption, he assembled a council of
menia, and Pagur southern Armenia, but only for bishops, brought several fictitious accusations against
a short time. -A. 0. 316. Chosroes or Khosrew II. , his patriarch, and caused him to be deposed and
surnamed P'hok’hr, or “the Little,” the son of exiled to Proconnesus. Here Arsenius survived
Tiridates Mezd. -A. D. 325. Diran or Tiranus II. , his honourable disgrace for several years ; but the
his son. -A. D. 341. Arsaces or Arshag 111. , his son. time of his death is unknown. Fabricius places it
-A. D. 370. Bab or Para. -A. D. 377. Waraziad, in A. D. 1264. He was a man of great virtue and
usurper. —A. D. 382. Arsaces IV. (and Valarsaces piety, but totally unfit for practical life. At the
or Wagharshag II. , his brother). - A. D. 387. Ar- time when he was yet a monk, he wrote a synopsis
menia divided. - . v. 389. Arsaces IV. dies. of divine laws (Synopsis Canonum), collected from
Cazavon in Roman Armenia, Chosroes or Khosrew the writings of the fathers and the decrees of coun-
III. in Persarmenia. - A. D. 392. Bahram Shapur cils. The Greek original, accompanied by a Latin
## p. 366 (#386) ############################################
366
ARSINOE.
ARSINOE.
p. 581. )
translation, was published by H. Justellus in the Asclepius also as her son. (Apollod. iii. 10. § 3;
Biblioth. Jur. Cinon. vol. ii. p. 749, &c. His will Paus. ii. 26. § 6; Schol. ai l'ind. Puth. iii. 14;
likewise, with a Latin translation, was published Cic. de Nat. Dcor. iii. 22. ) At Sparta she had a
by Cotelerius, Monument. ii. p. 168, &c. (Pachy- sanctuary and was worshipped as a heroine. (Paus.
mer. ii. 15, iii, 1, 2, 10, 14, 19, iv. 1---16; Nice- iii. 12. $ 7. )
(L. S. )
phorus Gregoras, iii. 1, iv. 1, &c. ; Cave, Hist. Lit. ARSI'NOE ('Apoivon). ). The mother of
i. p. 725, &c. , ed. London ; Fabr. Bill. Graec. xi. Ptolemy I. , king of Egypt, was originally a concu-
bine of Philip, the father of Alexander the Great,
2. Á Greek monk (Cave calls him Patricius and was given by Philip to Lagus, a Macedonian,
Romanus), who lived towards the end of the fourth while she was pregnant with Ptolemy. Hence
century of our era, was distinguished for his know- Piolemy was regarded by the Macedonians as the
ledge of Greek and Roman literature. The emperor son of Philip. (Paus. i. 6. $ 2; Curt. ix. 8; Sui-
Theodosius the Great invited him to his court, and das, s. v. Aayos. )
entrusted to him the education of his sons Arcadius 2. The daughter of Ptolemy I. and Berenice,
and Honorius, whose father Arsenius was called. | born about B. C. 316, was married in B. C.
i
such a want of character and energy that he owed The following chronological table, which differs in
his success merely to the bad conduct of the some points from the preceding narrative, is takea
## p. 365 (#385) ############################################
ARSACIDAE.
365
ARSENIUS.
son
from St. Martin, and is founded upon the Armenian (Sapor), the brother of Chosroes III. -A. D. 414.
histories of Moses Chorenensis and Faustus Byzan- Chosroes re-established by Yezdegerd. — A. D. 415.
tinus, compared with the Greek and Roman authors. Shapur or Sapor, the son of Y czdegerd— A. D. 419.
A. The first or clder Branch in Armenia Magna. Interregnum. — 1. D. 422. Ardashes or Ardashir
B. c. 149. Valarrices or Wagharshag I. , founder of (Artasires) IV:-
:- A. D. 428. End of the kingdom
the Amienian dynasty of the Arsacidae, established of Armenia. (Comp. Vaillant, Regnum Arsacularum,
on the throne of Armenia by his brother, Mithri- especially Elenchus Reyum Armeniuc Majoris, in the
dates Arsaces (Arsaces VI. ) king of the Parthians. Ist. vol. ; Du Four de Longuerue, Annales Arsaci-
-B. c. 127. Arsaces or Arshag I. , his son. —B. c. 114. darum, Strasb. 1732; Richter, I listor. Krit. Versuch
Artaces, Artaxes, or Ardashes I. , his son. -B. C. über die Arsaciden und Sassuniden-Dynastien, Göt-
89. Tigranes or Dikran I. (11. ), his son. -B. C. 36. tingen, 1804 ; St. Martin, Mémoires historiques et
Artavasdes or Artawazt I. , his son. -B. C. 30. Ar-géograph. sur l'Arménie, vol. i. ) (W. P. )
taxes II. , his son. -B. C. 20. Tigranes 11. , brother ÅRSA'MENES ( 'Apoamérns ), the of
of Artaxes II. -B. C. Tigranes III. -B. c. 6. Dareius, the commander of the Utii and Myci in
Artavasdes 11. -B. C. 5. Tigranes III. re-esta- the army of Xerxes. (Herod. vii. 68. )
blished. -B. c. 2. Erato, queen.
ARSAMES ('Apoáuns). 1. The father of
A. D. 2. Ariobarzanes, a Parthian prince, esta- Hystaspes and grandfather of Dareius. (Herod.
blished by the Romans. --. D. 4. Artavasdes dll. i. 209, vii. 11, 224. )
or Artabases, his son. -A. D. 5. Erato re-established; 2. Also called Arsanes, the great grandson of
death uncertain. Interregnum. -A. D. 16. the preceding, and the son of Dareius and Artys-
Vonones. —A. D. 17. Interregnum. -A. p. 18. Zeno tone, the daughter of Cyrus, commanded in the
of Pontus, surnamed Artaxias. - Tigranes IV. , army of Xerxes the Arabians and the Aethiopians
son of Alexander Herodes. — A. D. 35. Arsaces II. who lived above Egypt. (Herod. vi. 69. ) Aes-
-A. D. 35. Mithridates of Iberia. - A. D. 51. Rha- chylus (Pers. 37, 300) speaks of an Arsames, who
damistus of Iberia. —A. D. 52. Tiridates I. - A. D. I was the leader of the Egyptians from Memphis in
60. Tigranes V. of the race of Herodes. -A. D. 62. the army of Xerxes.
Tiridates I. re-established by Nero, reigned about 3. An illegitimate son of Artaxerxes Mnemon,
eleven years longer.
murdered by his brother Artaxerxes Ochus. (Plut.
B. The second or younger Branch, at first at Artaz. c. 30. )
Edessa, and sometimes identical with the “
“Reges 4. Supposed on the authority of a coin to bave
Osrhoënenses," afterwards in Armenia Magna. been a king of Armenia about the time of Seleucus
B. C. 38. Arsham or Ardsham, the Artabazes of II. , and conjectured to have been the founder of
Josephus. (Ant. Jud. xx. 2. )—B. C. 10. Manu, his the city of Arsamosata. (Eckhel, iji. p. 204, &c. )
son. - c. 5. Abgarus, the son of Arsham, the ARŠE'NIUS ('Apoévios). 1. Of Constantinople,
Ushama of the Syrians. This is the celebrated surnamed Autorianus, lived about the middle of
Abgarus who is said to have written a letter to the thirteenth century.
He was educated in some
our Saviour. (Moses Chor. Ö. 29. )
monastery in Nicaea, of which he afterwards be
A. D. 32. Anane or Ananus, the son of Abgarus. came the head. After he had held this office for
-A. D. 36. Sanadrug or Sanatruces, the son of a some time, he led a private and ascetic life ; and he
sister of Abgares, usurps the throne. —-. D. 58. appears to have passed some time also in one of the
Erowant, an Arsacid by the female line, usurps the monasteries on mount Athos. At length, about
throne ; conquers all Armenia ; cedes Edessa and A. D. 1255, the emperor Theodorus Lascaris the
Mesopotamia to the Romans. -A. D. 78. Ardashes | Younger raised him to the dignity of patriarch.
or Artaxes III. (Exedares or Axidares), the son of In a. D. 1259, when the emperor died, he appointed
Sanadrug, established by Vologeses I. , king of the Arsenius and Georgius Muzalo guardians to his son
Parthians. - A. D. 120. Ardawazt or Artarasdes IV. , Joannes ; but when Muzalo began to harbour trea-
son of Ardashes III. , reigns only some months. - cherous designs against the young prince, Arsenius,
A. D. 121. Diran or Tiranus I. , his brother. -A. D. indignant at such faithless intrigues, resigned the
142. Dikran or Tigranes VI. , driven out by Lucius office of patriarch, and withdrew to a monastery.
(Martius) Verus, who puts Soaemus on the throne. In a. d. 1260, when the Greeks had recovered
- . D. 178. Wagharsh or Vologeses, the son of possession of Constantinople under Michael Palaeo-
Tigranes VI. -A. D. 198. Chosroes or Khosrew I. , Ingus, Arsenius was invited to the imperiai city,
surnamed Medz, or the Great, the (fabulous) con- and requested to resume the dignity of patriarch.
queror (overrunner) of Asia Minor; murdered by In the year following, the emperor Michael Palaeo-
the Arsacid Anag, who was the father of St. Gre- Jogus ordered prince Joannes, the son of Theodorus
gory, the apostle of Armenia - A. D. 232. Ardashir Lascaris, to be blinded ; and Arsenius not only
or Artaxerxes, the first Sassanid of Persia. -A. d. censured this act of the emperor publicly, but pu-
259. Dertad or Tiridates II. , surnamed Medz, the nished him for it with excommunication. Michael
son of Chosroes, established by the Romaus. —A. D. in vain implored forgiveness, till at length, enraged
314. Interregnum. Sanadrug seizes northern Ar at such presumption, he assembled a council of
menia, and Pagur southern Armenia, but only for bishops, brought several fictitious accusations against
a short time. -A. 0. 316. Chosroes or Khosrew II. , his patriarch, and caused him to be deposed and
surnamed P'hok’hr, or “the Little,” the son of exiled to Proconnesus. Here Arsenius survived
Tiridates Mezd. -A. D. 325. Diran or Tiranus II. , his honourable disgrace for several years ; but the
his son. -A. D. 341. Arsaces or Arshag 111. , his son. time of his death is unknown. Fabricius places it
-A. D. 370. Bab or Para. -A. D. 377. Waraziad, in A. D. 1264. He was a man of great virtue and
usurper. —A. D. 382. Arsaces IV. (and Valarsaces piety, but totally unfit for practical life. At the
or Wagharshag II. , his brother). - A. D. 387. Ar- time when he was yet a monk, he wrote a synopsis
menia divided. - . v. 389. Arsaces IV. dies. of divine laws (Synopsis Canonum), collected from
Cazavon in Roman Armenia, Chosroes or Khosrew the writings of the fathers and the decrees of coun-
III. in Persarmenia. - A. D. 392. Bahram Shapur cils. The Greek original, accompanied by a Latin
## p. 366 (#386) ############################################
366
ARSINOE.
ARSINOE.
p. 581. )
translation, was published by H. Justellus in the Asclepius also as her son. (Apollod. iii. 10. § 3;
Biblioth. Jur. Cinon. vol. ii. p. 749, &c. His will Paus. ii. 26. § 6; Schol. ai l'ind. Puth. iii. 14;
likewise, with a Latin translation, was published Cic. de Nat. Dcor. iii. 22. ) At Sparta she had a
by Cotelerius, Monument. ii. p. 168, &c. (Pachy- sanctuary and was worshipped as a heroine. (Paus.
mer. ii. 15, iii, 1, 2, 10, 14, 19, iv. 1---16; Nice- iii. 12. $ 7. )
(L. S. )
phorus Gregoras, iii. 1, iv. 1, &c. ; Cave, Hist. Lit. ARSI'NOE ('Apoivon). ). The mother of
i. p. 725, &c. , ed. London ; Fabr. Bill. Graec. xi. Ptolemy I. , king of Egypt, was originally a concu-
bine of Philip, the father of Alexander the Great,
2. Á Greek monk (Cave calls him Patricius and was given by Philip to Lagus, a Macedonian,
Romanus), who lived towards the end of the fourth while she was pregnant with Ptolemy. Hence
century of our era, was distinguished for his know- Piolemy was regarded by the Macedonians as the
ledge of Greek and Roman literature. The emperor son of Philip. (Paus. i. 6. $ 2; Curt. ix. 8; Sui-
Theodosius the Great invited him to his court, and das, s. v. Aayos. )
entrusted to him the education of his sons Arcadius 2. The daughter of Ptolemy I. and Berenice,
and Honorius, whose father Arsenius was called. | born about B. C. 316, was married in B. C.
