Byzantine themes of Asia Minor
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The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor were a network of military-administrative provinces that formed the core of the Byzantine Empire’s territorial, economic, and defensive structure in Anatolia during the Middle Ages.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byzantine themes in Asia Minor | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine administrative division system
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military-administrative province network ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Byzantine Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | various provincial centers in Anatolia ⓘ |
| coreTerritoryOf | middle Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
De administrando imperio
NERFINISHED
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De thematibus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | Seljuk conquest of much of Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | late 11th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | strategos ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Theme of Anatolikon
NERFINISHED
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Theme of Armeniakon NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Boukellarion NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Chaldia NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Charsianon NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Cibyrrhaeot NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Koloneia NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Lycandos NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Lykandos and Melitene NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Opsikion NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Optimatoi NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Paphlagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Sebasteia NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Seleukeia NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Thrakesion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
basis of provincial governance
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fiscal-administrative framework ⓘ landholding and tax collection structure ⓘ military defense system ⓘ organization of local armies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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Asia Minor ⓘ |
| militaryStructure | soldiers settled on military lands (stratiotika ktemata) ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
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Emirate of Melitene NERFINISHED ⓘ Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
decline after the Battle of Manzikert
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formation during the 7th-century military crises of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ loss of most Anatolian territory to the Seljuk Turks ⓘ progressive fragmentation into smaller themes in the 8th and 9th centuries ⓘ reorganization under Emperor Constantine IV ⓘ reorganization under Emperor Constantine V ⓘ reorganization under Emperor Justinian II ⓘ reorganization under Emperor Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
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Byzantine themes in Asia Minor