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Hello everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium. Episode 171, the Eastern Frontier.

Last time we were in Armenia talking about Basil II's acquisitions and the true nature

of the Roman presence there. Though Byzantine troops, Garrison, Key Forts and passes, daily

life continued much as it had before. Let's just roll straight on to the rest of the

Eastern Front as several of the issues we touched on in the mountains are relevant there

too. Some listeners have been surprised by the nature of the Roman conquests, specifically

the absence of attempts to instill Romanness in the newly acquired territory. And I think

there are some misconceptions floating about. Remember that they just weren't enough

Romans around to make that kind of impact on a new territory. In both East and West lots

of land had been abandoned during centuries of raiding. And now that peace had come, new

Roman families could cultivate local land. They didn't need to migrate to find space.

Up in Armenia, well the place was full of Armenians. It would have been madness for the Byzantines

to walk in and start making demands for cultural or significant political change. And there's

an implication in listeners' comments that the Romans of old would have conquered in a

different way, that they would have insisted on spreading Romanness to foreign lands.

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