Movses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians: Chapter 23 (Book 2)

Movses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians

(Translated by Robert Bedrosian)

Book II

The Middle Portion of the History of Our Ancestors

XXIII

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How Antony arrested Artavazd.

Roaring like a wild lion, Antony was especially angered by Cleopatra because she held a grudge for the ill treatment inflicted on her grandmother by Tigran. She posed a mortal danger not only for the Armenian [king], but also for many other kings, as she tried to rule over their dominions. Antony, for this purpose having killed many kings, handed over their kingdoms to Cleopatra—with the exception of Tyre and Sidon and those that are located near the Azat [Eleutheros] River. Taking the mass of his army, he went against Artavazd. Passing through Mesopotamia, he killed an uncountable number of Armenian troops and captured their king. On returning to Egypt, [Antony] gave Artavazd, Tigran's son, as a gift to Cleopatra with much riches from the war booty.

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ԳԻՐՔ ԵՐԿՐՈՐԴ

Բան միջակ պատմութեան մերոցն նախնեաց։

ԻԳ

Ձերբակալձերբակալ: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: arrest առնելառնել: verb.inf.nom.acc.loc. Eng: make զԱրտաւազդprop. Անտոնեայ:prop.

Մռնչեալմռնչել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: roar առիւծաբարարիւծաբար: adv. Eng: lionlike գազանութեամբգազանութիւն: noun.ins.sg. Eng: fierceness Անտոնիոս,prop. առաւելառաւել: adv. Eng: more եւսեւս: adv. Eng: again թունեալթունեալ: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: poison իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from Կղէոպատրայ,prop. քանզիքանզի: conj. Eng: for քէնքէն: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: revenge պահէրպահել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: keep վասնվասն: prep. Eng: about, for the sake of լլկանացլլկանք: adj.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: torment իւրոյիւր: pron.adj.gen.sg. Eng: his/her հանոյն,հան: noun.gen.dat.abl.sg.def. Eng: grandmother որոր: pron.nom.sg. Eng: who, which իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from Տիգրանայ.prop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and ոչոչ: part. Eng: not միայնմիայն: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: only Հայոց,prop. այլայլ: pron.nom.acc.sg. Eng: other/but բազմացբազում: adj.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: many այլոցայլ: pron.gen.dat.pl. Eng: other/but թագաւորացթագաւոր: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: king լինէրլինել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: be մահաբեր,մահաբեր: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: mortal զիզի conj. Eng: that նոցայոցննա: pron.abl.pl.def. Eng: s/he, they տիրեսցէտիրել: verb.sbjv.3per.sg. Eng: rule իշխանութեանց:իշխանութիւն: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: power Սակսսակս: post. Eng: on account of որոյոր: pron.gen.sg. Eng: who, which բազումբազում: adj.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: many թագաւորսթագաւոր: noun.acc.loc.pl. Eng: king սպանեալսպանանել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.sg. Eng: kill Անտոնիոս`prop. իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from Կղէոպատրայprop. հաւատայհաւատալ: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: believe զնոցանա: pron.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: s/he, they իշխանութիւնս,իշխանութիւն: noun.acc.loc.pl./nom.acc.sg.poss1. Eng: rule բայցբայց: conj. Eng: but իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from Տիւրոսէprop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from Սիդովնէ,prop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and որոր: pron.nom.sg. Eng: who, which միանգամմիանգամ: adv. Eng: once ընդընդ: prep. Eng: with/during/for Ազատprop. գետովնգետ: noun.ins.sg.def. Eng: river էին:լինել: verb.past.3per.pl. Eng: be Եւեւ: conj. Eng: and առեալառնուլ: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: take զբազմութիւնբազմութիւն: noun.acc.sg.def. Eng: multitude զաւրացն`զօր: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl.def. Eng: army, force դիմէդիմել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: apply իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from վերայվերայ: post. Eng: on Արտաւազդայ.prop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and անցեալանցեալ: verb.pfv.nom.acc.sg. Eng: pass ընդընդ: prep. Eng: with/during/for Միջագետս`prop. կոտորէկոտորել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: destroy անհնարինանհնարին: adj.nom.acc.sg. EnG: impossible զզաւրսզօր: noun.acc.pl./acc.sg.poss1. Eng: army, force Հայոց,prop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and ձերբակալձերբակալ: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: arrest առնէառնել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: make զարքայնարքայ{ noun.acc.sg.def. Eng: king նոցա:նա: pron.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: s/he, they Եւեւ: conj. Eng: and դարձեալդառնալ: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: turn յԵգիպտոս,prop. պարգեւէպարգեւել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: gift Կղէոպատրայprop. զԱրտաւազդprop. որդիորդի: noun.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: son Տիգրանայ,prop. հանդերձհանդերձ: post. Eng: together բազումբազում: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: many ընչիւքինչ (գոյք): noun.ins.pl. Eng: thing յանկածէանկած: adj.abl.sg. Eng: fallen պատերազմին:պատերազմ: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg.def. Eng: war

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