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'''Romans in Azerbaijan''' (then called [[Caucasian Albania]]) controlled and influenced a local Roman "Client State" in eastern [[Caucasus]] in the first four centuries after Christ.

==Characteristics==

[[Rome]] controlled Caucasian Albania only as a ''Vassal State'', but was never able to fully dominate it as a part of the [[Roman Empire]], like a "Province" (as happened with [[Armenia]] and the "[[Roman Armenia|Roman Province of Armenia]]").

This influence started in the first century before Christ and lasted until around 250 AD (but around 299 AD Albania was again a "nominal" Vassal State of Roman emperor [[Diocletianus]] for a few years more).

In these centuries Rome brought [[Christianity]] to the Caucasian Albanians, with a western cultural influence that has lasted until contemporary [[Azerbaijan]]. Indeed, even if few Azerbaijanis are christians today, the alphabet they use is the [[Roman alphabet]].

A second and last influence came from the [[Eastern Roman empire]] when emperor [[Heraclius]] was able to take control of Caucasian Albania in 627 AD with help from the Gokturks of the Western Turkic Khaganate, in the [[Third Perso-Turkic War]].