Armenians in the Byzantine Empire

List of maps
Author's note
Byzantium and Armenia: An Introduction
The Armenians in the Byzantine Empire: A historiographical overview
Romanisation: A Process Explained
Being Roman in Byzantium
Being Armenian in the early Middle Ages
Chapter One: Armenian Assimilation in Action, c.867-1000 A.D.
The Areas of Territorial Settlement
Acceptance and Adoption of 'Roman Customs'
The Army and the Nobility
Religious Conversion and Conformity
Conclusion
Chapter Two: The Byzantine Annexations of Armenia, 1000-1064: Ideology and Opportunism?
Basil II and his image
The Context of the Annexations
The Subsequent Annexations
Unforeseen Consequences
Conclusion
Chapter Three: The Alienation of the Armenians, c.1020-1071
The Later Annexations and Settlements: Vaspurakan, Ani and Kars.
Religious Antagonism
The Royal Armenians in the Empire
The 'Rebellion' of 1040
Grigor Magistros
Gagik II of Ani
The First Steps to Separatism
Conclusion
Chapter Four: Separatism, 1071-1098
Romanos IV, Manzikert and the Islamic World
The Separatism of the Armenian Lords
The Armenian Church
From Philaretos to the First Crusade (1086-1098)
Conclusion
Closing Remarks
Appendix I: The Harran Gate
Bibliography
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