McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Varanes

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Varanes


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was the name of six Persian kings of the dynasty of the Sassanidee. Varanes V, or Bahram Gour (the wild ass), reigned A.D. 420-440. The persecutions against the Christians were carried by him to such an extent that thousands of his subjects took refuge in the Roman dominions.