Book 27
12.11
On learning of this course of events, Sapor was filled with superhuman wrath, and mustering greater forces began to devastate Armenia with open pillage. By his coming Papa, as well as Cylaces and Arrabannes, were seized with such fear that, after looking about and seeing no help from any source, they sought the refuge of the high mountains which separate our territory from Lazica.The name given at the time to what was formerly Colchis. There they remained concealed in the deep woods and defiles of the hills for five months, and eluded the many attempts which the king made to find them.
12.12
Since Sapor saw, as the winter stars were galling,With cold; cf. urente, xvi. 12, 15. that he was wasting his labour to no purpose, after burning the fruit-bearing trees and the fortified castles and strongholds that he had taken by force or by betrayal, he blockaded Artogerassa with the whole weight of his forces and after some battles of varying result and the exhaustion of the defenders, forced his way into the city and set it on fire, dragging out and carrying off the wife and the treasures of Arsaces.
12.13
For these reasons Count ArintheusCalled magister peditum in 5, 4; cf. equitum et peditum in 5, 9. was sent to those parts with an army, to render aid to the Armenians in case the Persians should try to harass them in a second campaign.
