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376:Biography
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526:(1987).
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312:, p. 71.
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210:Shapur I
206:Arsacids
158:Osroes I
127:Chosroes
111:Religion
1163:Leo III
1020:Cilicia
995:Gagik I
970:Smbat I
965:Ashot I
748:Vonones
631:Arsames
487:Sources
480:, p.270
268:emperor
249:Armenia
238:Armenia
222:Gregory
218:Yerevan
166:Khosrau
90:Dynasty
50:252–258
1375:Narseh
1201:Neghir
1173:Leo IV
1138:Thoros
1128:Leo II
1105:Philip
1103:&
980:Abas I
936:Shapur
866:Narseh
768:Orodes
715:&
701:&
641:Xerxes
534:
503:
296:, p.74
101:Father
1422:with
1335:Bakur
1232:Leo V
1168:Oshin
1065:Leo I
891:Tiran
717:Erato
703:Erato
626:Sames
240:from
230:saint
78:Issue
47:Reign
1083:Mleh
532:ISBN
501:ISBN
253:Rome
160:and
69:Died
901:Pap
259:in
72:258
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335:^
317:^
301:^
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