Greetings all,

On this Day we reflect on the Battle of Bagrevand, which was fought between Armenian forces and the Abbasid Caliphate on  April 25th in 775 AD:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bagrevand   

Armenia has been divided between the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Kingdom in 428 AD.

Hostilities began over taxation and the persecution of Christians, which spread rebellion throughout Armenia. The Caliph sent 30,000 troops and the battle resulted in a crushing Abbasid victory, with the death of the main Armenian leaders. The Mamikonian family's power in particular was almost extinguished. The battle signaled the beginning of large-scale Armenian migration from Eastern Armenia, to Western Armenia, which was part of the Byzantine Empire.

Armenians contributed many soldiers to Byzantium, something which has often been given little recognition in history.

-Marcus Cassius Julianus