# Byzantine-Armenian Relations — WHE Article Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [March 28, 2018, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/byzantine-armenian-relations-whe-article-discussion/3894 "2018-03-28T09:01:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/byzantine-armenian-relations-whe-article-discussion/3894/1 "2018-03-28T09:01:22Z")
The relationship between the Byzantine Empire and ancient Armenia was a constant and varied one with an equal mix of wars, occupations, treaties of friendship, mutual military aid, and cultural exchange. Regarded as a vital defence to the Empire's eastern frontiers, emperors used various means of influence from outright takeover to gifts of titles and lands to Armenian nobles. Influence went in the other direction, too, with several important Byzantine emperors being of Armenian descent, as well as many individuals who held key military and administrative positions in Constantinople and beyond. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1207/byzantine-armenian-relations/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1207/byzantine-armenian-relations/)._ ---
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/byzantine-armenian-relations-whe-article-discussion/3894/2 "2026-07-28T23:00:39Z")
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