晚期罗马/拜占庭时期，东罗马宫廷从高加索地区输入宦官，比如Abasgoi（Ἀβασγοί，Abasgians（阿巴斯吉亚人），阿布哈兹人（Abkhaz）的祖先之一，西北高加索人）男童因貌美闻名，当地统治者（有时候Abasgoi人还受Laz人统治）会将男童阉割，卖给东罗马人。 Abasgia（阿巴斯吉亚）在Lazica（拉兹卡，今西格鲁吉亚）西北。 查士丁尼大帝曾禁止这种行为，他派一个阿巴斯吉亚宦官告诉当地的统治者，Abasgoi人已经皈依基督教，不要再阉割男童卖给罗马。

According to the 6th century writer Prokopius, Emperor Justinian tried to end production & importation of eunuchsByzantium mostly received their eunuchs from the Laz who would kidnap and castrate Abasian boys.Under Justinian the Abasians accepted Christianity and he sent an Abasian eunuch to their king to instruct him to end the practice