Vasak_I_Mamikonian

Vasak I Mamikonian

Vasak I Mamikonian

Add article description

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).

Quick Facts

[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

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    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.


Stub icon

This biographical article about a member of the Armenian nobility is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Sasanian Empire-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Vasak_I_Mamikonian, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.