↑ Treadgold, Warren (1997). A History of the Byzantine State and Society. Stanford: Stanford University Press. tr. 512. ISBN0-8047-2630-2.
↑ John H. Rosser. Historical Dictionary of Byzantium. — Second Edition.— Scarecrow Press, 2011. — p. 52.:"Beginning in the sixth century, Armenians emigrated to Byzantium in great numbers, becoming the most assimilated of any ethnic group, while, at the same time, maintaining their distinct literature, religion, and art. Thousands of Armenian soldiers served in imperial forces, and a number of important military leaders and civil administrators were Armenian, including emperors Leo V, Basil I, Romanos I Lekapenos, and John I Tzimiskes."
↑ (tiếng Armenia)Matthew of Edessa. Մատթեոս Ուռհայեցի`Ժամանակնագրություն (The Chronicle of Matthew of Edessa). Translation and commentary by Hrach Bartikyan. Yerevan, Armenian SSR: Hayastan Publishing, 1973, pp. 12–13.
↑ See Matthew of Edessa. The Chronicle of Matthew of Edessa, p. 301, note 52.
↑ Treadgold. History of the Byzantine State and Society, pp. 505, 506.
