Movses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians: Chapter 20 (Book 2)

Movses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians

(Translated by Robert Bedrosian)

Book II

The Middle Portion of the History of Our Ancestors

XX

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Another war of the Armenians against the forces of the Romans, and the defeat of Silon and Bendidius.

Herod, having gone to Rome, spoke of his loyalty to the Romans in the presence of Antony, Caesar, and the Senate. Antony made him king of Judaea. As military aid, he received the commander-in-chief, Bendidius, with a force of Romans. They were to fight against the troops of the Armenians and destroy Antigonus. When he reached Syria, he put to flight the troops of the Armenians. Leaving Silon to oppose the Armenians near the Euphrates, he killed Pacorus and returned to Jerusalem against Antigonus. But the Armenians, having again obtained help from the Persians, attacked Silon and made him flee back to Bendidius, shedding infinite torrents of blood.

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ԳԻՐՔ ԵՐԿՐՈՐԴ

Բան միջակ պատմութեան մերոցն նախնեաց։

Ի

Այլայլ: pron.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: other/but պատերազմպատերազմ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: war Հայոցprop. ընդընդ: prep. Eng: with, during, for զաւրսզօր: noun.acc.pl. Eng: army, force Հռոմայեցւոց,prop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and պարտումնպարտումն: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: defeat Սիղոնիprop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and Բենդիդեայ:prop.

երովդէսprop. անցեալանցանել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: pass իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from Հռովմ`prop. առաջիառաջի: prep. Eng: before Անտոնիոսիprop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and Կեսարուկայսր: noun.gen.dat.ins.loc.sg. Eng: Caesar եւեւ: conj. Eng: and սինկղիտոսինսինկղիտոս: for. Eng: senator զինքեանինքն: pron.gen.dat.loc.sg. Eng: he, she, self միամտութիւնմիամտութիւն: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: simplemindedness առառ: prep. Eng: by, near Հռոմայեցիսնprop. պատմէ,պատմել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: tell եւեւ: conj. Eng: and թագաւորթագաւոր: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: king Հրէաստանիprop. յԱնտոնիոսէprop. եղեալ`լինել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: be առնուառնուլ: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: take իւրիւր: pron.gen.sg./pron.adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: his/her զաւրավիգնզօրավիգ: noun.nom.acc.sg.def. Eng: supporter աւգնականութեանօգնականութիւն: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg. Eng: help զԲենդիդիոսprop. սպարապետսպարապետ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: general Հռոմայեցւոցprop. զաւրաւք,զօր: noun.ins.pl. Eng: army, force իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from պատերազմելպատերազմել: verb.inf.nom.acc.loc. Eng: make war ընդընդ: prep. Eng: with, during, for զաւրսզօր: noun.acc.pl. Eng: army, force Հայոցprop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and քակելքակել: verb.inf.nom.acc.loc. Eng: take apart զԱնտիգոնոս:prop. Որոյոր: pron.gen.sg. Eng: who, which հասեալհասանել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: arrive յԱսորիս,prop. փախստականփախստական: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: refugee առնէառնել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: make զզաւրսզօր: noun.acc.pl./acc.sg.poss1. Eng: army, force Հայոց,prop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and զՍիղոնprop. թողեալթողուլ: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: forgive, permit ընդդիմակացընդդիմակաց: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: opponent Հայոցprop. մերձմերձ: adj.nom.acc.sg./post. Eng: near իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from յԵփրատ,prop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and զՊակարոսprop. սպանեալ`սպանանել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: kill դառնայդառնալ: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: turn յԵրուսաղէմprop. իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from վերայվերայ: post. Eng: on Անտիգոնի:prop. Իսկիսկ: conj./noun.nom.acc.sg./adv./adj. Eng: but, and Հայոցprop. միւսանգամմիւսանգամ: adv. Eng: next time աւգնականութիւնօգնականութիւն: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: help իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from Պարսիցprop. գտեալ`գտանել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: find դիմեալդիմել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: apply իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from վերայվերայ: post. Eng: on Սիղոնի,prop. փախստականփախստական: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: refugee զնանա: pron.acc.sg. Eng: s/he, they իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from Բենդիդիոսprop. արկանեն,արկանել: verb.pres.3per.pl. Eng: throw հեղմունսհեղումն: noun.acc.loc.pl. Eng: flow արեանցարիւն: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: blood առնելովառնել: verb.inf.ins./pfv.ins.sg. Eng: make անբաւս:անբաւ: adj.acc.loc.pl./nom.acc.sg.poss1. Eng: infinite

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