Download or read book History of the Vartanants Saints: Volume 1 written by Yeghishe and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of the Vartanants Saints (formerly, the History of Vartan and the Armenian War) is a major source for the Battle of Avarayr, its causes and aftermath. Much more, it is a panegyric of the saints who were martyred in the course of the war. The History covers the thirty-six-year period from AD 428 to 464 in seven chapters. Volume I contains the first four chapters and covers the period from the fall of the Armenian Arsacid dynasty (428 AD) to the events that led to the Battle of Avarayr (451).