▁Ar s aces ▁II , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁G nel , ▁T irit , ▁Olymp ia ▁and ▁possibly ▁the ▁prior ▁r uling ▁King ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁Tig ran es ▁VII ▁( T ir an ) ▁had ▁totally ▁out rag ed ▁the ▁reign ing ▁C athol icos ▁St . ▁N ers es ▁I . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁totally ▁al ien ated ▁from ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁of ▁Ar s aces ▁II ▁and ▁St . ▁N ers es ▁I ▁was ▁not ▁seen ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁in ▁the ▁lifetime ▁of ▁Ar s aces ▁II . ▁▁▁ ▁Although ▁Ph ar ant zem ▁was ▁host ile ▁to ▁any ▁S ass an id ▁influence ▁from ▁Pers ia ; ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁Ph ar ant zem ▁towards ▁Olymp ia ▁had ▁placed ▁Armen ian ▁politics ▁unf avor able ▁to ▁Christian ▁interests ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁considered ▁an ▁im pi ous ▁woman . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Olymp ia , ▁Ph ar ant zem ▁became ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Queen . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 3 6 7 ▁or ▁ 3 6 8 ▁the ▁S ass an id ▁King ▁Sh ap ur ▁II , ▁had ▁turned ▁to ▁tre ach ery ▁to ▁capture ▁Ar s aces ▁II ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁prisoner ▁by ▁the ▁S ass an id ▁monarch , ▁in ▁which ▁Ar s aces ▁II ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁prison . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Sh ap ur ▁II ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁conquer ▁Armen ia ▁once ▁and ▁for ▁all , ▁as ▁Sh ap ur ▁II