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Varanes
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Varanes'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/v/varanes.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.