Byzantine theme of Opsikion
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The Byzantine theme of Opsikion was a prominent military-administrative district in northwestern Asia Minor that played a key role in the empire’s defense and politics during the early Middle Ages.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine theme
ⓘ
military-administrative district ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Opsikion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Opsikion theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Anatolic theme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bucellarian theme NERFINISHED ⓘ Thracesian theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Nicea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderTitle |
count of the Opsikion
ⓘ
komes tou Opsikiou ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| dissolved | 9th century ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| established | 7th century ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedDuringReignOf | Constans II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ early 9th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | elite troops ⓘ |
| governmentType | theme administration ⓘ |
| hadFunction |
local administration
ⓘ
military recruitment ⓘ tax collection ⓘ |
| includedCity |
Cyzicus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicea NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| laterCommanderTitle | strategos of the Opsikion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | thematic army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | imperial Obsequium ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine themata system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
8th-century Byzantine revolts
ⓘ
Byzantine Iconoclasm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
frontier defense
ⓘ
imperial guard base ⓘ political power center ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Propontis region
ⓘ
defense of Constantinople approaches ⓘ |
| subsequentlyDividedInto |
Bucellarian theme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Optimatoi theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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