s of
a Greek or Roman bridge over the Aras do not correspond to the
description of Strabo. The remains of Artaxata, if they exist, must be
looked for on some of the numerous positions which are nearly
surrounded by the river.

The Arsanias is described by Plinius (_Hist. Nat_. v. 24) as flowing
into the Euphrates, and, it appears, into the Murad or eastern branch
which rises at no great distance S.W. of Ararat. It is probable that
Lucullus entered Armenia by some of the passes west of Lake Van; but
his route can hardly be conjectured.]

[Footnote 409: The Mardi were a nation that lived south of the Caspian
and bordered on the Hyrkani. As to the Iberians of Asia, see the Life
of Tiberius Gracchus, c. 7, Notes. It is incorrectly stated there that
Lucullus invaded the country of the Iberians.]

[Footnote 410: This word is probably corrupted. See the note of
Sintenis. The simplest correction is "Atropateni."]

[Footnote 411: Appian (_Mithridat. War_, c. 87) gives a very confused
account of this campaign. It is briefly described by Dion Cassius (35,
c. 5).]

[Footnote 412: This is the modern Nisibin in 37 deg. N. lat. on the
Jakhjakhah, the ancient Mygdonius. The Mygdonius is a branch of the
Chaborras, which flows into the Euphrates. Nisibin is now a small
place with "about a hundred well-built houses, and a dozen shops kept
by Christians" (Forbes, _London Geog. Journal_, ix. 241). Two tall
columns of marble and the church of St. James, which is built from
fragments of Nisibis, are the only remains of a city which is often
mentioned in the ancient history of the East.

The town is mentioned by Tacitus (_Annal._ xv. 35) under the name of
Nisibis, and he places it thirty-nine Roman miles from Tigranocerta.
Nisibis is also the name in Ammianus Marcellinus. Dion Cassius (36, c.
6, 7) describes the siege and capture of Nisibis. This event belongs
to the year B.C. 68.]

[Footnote 413: Compare Dion Cassius (36, c. 16) as to the behaviour of
Lucullus. He was too strict a disciplinarian for soldiers who were
accustomed to licence; and he did not even attempt to win the love of
his men by kindness. The mutinous army that he could not control was
quiet and obedient to Pompeius.]

[Footnote 414: This is the same person who is mentioned in c. 5. The
Roman name is Quinctius, which is corrupted in the MSS. of Plutarch.
This Lucius was tribune of the Plebs B.C. 74, the year of the
consulship of Lucullus. In this chapter Plutarch