laces ▁and ▁Art aban es ▁for ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁Ph ar ant zem ▁appe aled ▁to ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁her ▁husband . ▁Cy laces ▁and ▁Art aban es ▁defect ed ▁from ▁Sh ap ur ▁II ▁to ▁Ph ar ant zem ▁in ▁which ▁Pap as ▁for ▁his ▁safety ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁An atol ia ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Val ens . ▁Pap as ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁Val ens ▁was ▁in ▁communication ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁from ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁whom ▁he ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁await ▁his ▁rescue . ▁ ▁Val ens ▁was ▁working ▁to ▁restore ▁Pap as ▁to ▁the ▁Ar s ac id ▁throne ▁and ▁withdraw ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Sh ap ur ▁II ▁from ▁Armen ia . ▁When ▁Sh ap ur ▁II ▁heard ▁of ▁Pap as ’ ▁rest oration ▁to ▁Armen ia , ▁instead ▁of ▁going ▁after ▁Pap as ▁personally ▁he ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁capt uring ▁Ph ar ant zem ; ▁ending ▁her ▁sie ge ▁in ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Art og er assa ▁and ▁inv ading ▁Armen ia . ▁The ▁Pers ian ▁forces ▁that ▁were ▁sent ▁by ▁Sh ap ur ▁II ▁finally ▁conquer ed ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁after ▁two ▁years . ▁Ph ar ant zem ▁bra v ely ▁def ended ▁herself ▁and ▁Armen ia ▁for ▁ 2 ▁years ▁from ▁Sh ap ur ▁II , ▁which ▁fam ine ▁and ▁disease ▁had ▁left ▁few ▁surv iv ors ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁and