159 GHP, II.44, p. 167.

160 GHP, III.97, p. 382

161 GHP, III.99, p. 388.

162 GHP, II. 38, p. 142

163 GHP, II.39, p. 147.

164 GHP, II.31, p. 120.

165 GHP, III. 66, p. 257.

166 GHP, III.97, p. 383; III.77, p. 304; III.94, p. 371 are examples.

167 GHP, II.35, p. 132.

168 GHP, III.89, p. 346.

169 Ibid.

170 P'arpec'i obviously felt that Ashusha would marry his daughters to his young wards and try to control the Mamikonean family's holdings in that way. Ghazar calls the request outrageous, unheard of, and unbelievable (III.59, p. 227). He has the grateful Ashusha roll around on the floor before Yazdgard like a clown and explain that, since he was receiving an honor unknown to any of the king's other servants, he had to honor the king with a new type of prostration (III.59, pp. 227-28).

171 The Mamikonean boys were good archers, fast runners, and quick to kill (III.63, p. 237). Of the three princes, the naxarars feared Vahan was the one who would ruin them; they were thus jealous, bitter, and slanderous (III.63, p. 239). Supposedly it was because of the slandering of the jealous naxarars that Peroz had postponed honoring the young Vahan (III.63, p. 238). P'arpec'i defends Vahan in Ctesiphon where the latter was called to answer charges that he was planning a rebellion, triumphing with Vahan's vindication, and gloating over the humiliation of Vahan's accusers (III.65, p. 251) .

172 GHP, II.29, p. 119.

173 GHP, II.27, p. 99.

174 GHP, III.96, p. .379.

175 GHP, III.82, p. 324.

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