ax ar ar ▁of ▁the ▁Si un ia ▁D ynast y ▁in ▁the ▁Sy un ik ▁Province , ▁while ▁Val in ak ' s ▁successor ▁and ▁brother ▁who ▁was ▁Ph ar ant zem ' s ▁father , ▁And ov k ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁N ax ar ar ▁of ▁Sy un ik ▁in ▁c . 3 4 0 . ▁▁ ▁Ph ar ant zem ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁an ▁un named ▁noble w oman ▁from ▁the ▁Mam ikon ian ▁family ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁known ▁sib ling , ▁a ▁brother ▁called ▁Bab ik ▁( Bag ben ) ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁N ax ar ar ▁of ▁Sy un ik ▁in ▁ 3 7 9 . ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁on ▁her ▁early ▁life . ▁Ph ar ant zem ▁was ▁extremely ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁beauty ▁and ▁mod esty . ▁ ▁First ▁marriage ▁Ph ar ant zem ▁in ▁ 3 5 9 ▁married ▁the ▁Ar s ac id ▁Prince ▁G nel . ▁G nel ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Ar s ac id ▁Prince ▁Tir id ates ▁whose ▁brother ▁was ▁Ar s aces ▁II ▁( Ar sh ak ▁II ) ▁who ▁ruled ▁as ▁Roman ▁Client ▁King ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁from ▁ 3 5 0 ▁until ▁ 3 6 8 . ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Ar s aces ▁II , ▁G nel ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁prince ▁in ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁successor ▁to ▁his ▁uncle . ▁ ▁Ph ar ant zem ' s ▁reputation ▁for ▁her ▁beauty ▁had ▁become