Armenian law, i. 367

Armenians, The, their capacities and character, i. 255, 314, 391, 465–468.
Fidelity of Armenian women under trying circumstances, ii. 92.
The assistance the A.’s have rendered to the Russian advance, i. 233.
Their disillusionment, ibid.
Will they ultimately enter the Russian Orthodox Church? i. 463.
Their position in Turkey, see under Armenian Movement references to vol. ii.
Ethnology of the Armenians, ii. 67, 390.
They have probably received at various epochs an admixture of Semitic blood, ii. 70, i. 237, 299, 305, ii. 77, 99

Armutli, village near the Araxes, i. 440, 443

Aron-Magistros, General of the Empress Zoe, i. 373

Arpa Chai (Akhurean), i. 119, 121, 442; 122, 131, 327, 328, 363, 367, 368, 376, 377, 381, 386, 389, 453;
confluence with the Araxes, 319

Arpa Göl, i. 439

Arshak, King of the Arsakid dynasty, i. 304, 305, 307, 309

Arshakavan, a city of refuge founded by Arshak, i. 308

Arsissa, Areesa, name by which Lake Van was known to Ptolemy, ii. 27, 42.
See also Van, Lake

Artaxata, ancient Armenian city in the district of Ararat, i. 201; 258, 259, 271, 287 note 3, 288, 293, 294, 304, 305