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the pursuit of Mithridates, he will obta» aid from Tigranes, and who can withstand his power?"* Mithridates again appearing in arms against the Romans, mutinies and treasons broke out among his troops ; several of his generals deserting him and going over to the Romans. At length, utterly despairing of success in his contest with these people, he retired in a state of despondency to Armenia. Tigranes was so much offended at his conduct in thus relinquish- ing all hope, that he would not suffer him to appear in hi3 presence for one year and eight months.
��CHAPTER IV.
The Exploits of Tigranes against the People of Ftolofnais, and afterwards against the Romans.
6133* While Mithridates was thus a fugitive in Armenia from the Roman power, queen Selena, ' otherwise Cleopatra, the consort of Antiochus Pius, who, as we have seen, was driven out of Seleucia by Tigranes, excited a rebellion amongst the Assyrians and Seleucians, against the power of the Armenians. It will be recol*
« See Hit t. B. II, o. 6.
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