Vasak I Mamikonian (died c. 367) was an Armenian military officer from the Mamikonian family, who occupied the hereditary office of sparapet ( generalissimo) of the Kingdom of Armenia under the Arsacid king Arshak II (reigned c. 350–367/8).
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[1] According to the Buzandaran Patmut‘iwnk‘, which may have been composed in c. 470, Vasak was known for playing a disruptive role between Arshak II and the Sasanian monarch Shapur II ( r. 309–379), and for orchestrating many Armenian victories over the Sasanian army. [1] [2] Vasak was put to death in c. 367 by Shapur following the capture of Arshak. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Andrews, Tara (2018). "Vasak Mamikonean". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.
- ^ Andrews, Tara (2018). "Buzandaran Patmut'iwnk' (Epic Histories)". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.
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Vasak I Mamikonian (died c. 367) was an Armenian military officer from the Mamikonian family, who occupied the hereditary office of sparapet ( generalissimo) of the Kingdom of Armenia under the Arsacid king Arshak II (reigned c. 350–367/8).
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[1] According to the Buzandaran Patmut‘iwnk‘, which may have been composed in c. 470, Vasak was known for playing a disruptive role between Arshak II and the Sasanian monarch Shapur II ( r. 309–379), and for orchestrating many Armenian victories over the Sasanian army. [1] [2] Vasak was put to death in c. 367 by Shapur following the capture of Arshak. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Andrews, Tara (2018). "Vasak Mamikonean". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.
- ^ Andrews, Tara (2018). "Buzandaran Patmut'iwnk' (Epic Histories)". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.
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