Cibyrrhaeot Theme

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The Cibyrrhaeot Theme was a key Byzantine maritime province and naval district in southern Asia Minor that served as the empire’s principal base for its Mediterranean fleet.

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Cibyrrhaeot Theme canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine naval district
Byzantine theme
borderedBy Anatolic Theme
Opsikion Theme
Seleucia in Isauria
surface form: Seleucia Theme
capital Attaleia
country Byzantine Empire
fleetType oared warships
formedFrom earlier naval commands of the Carabisiani
function defense of southern Anatolian coasts
protection of Byzantine maritime communications in the eastern Mediterranean
garrisonType marines
naval troops
governedBy strategos of the Cibyrrhaeots
hasRole maritime province
naval command
principal base of the Byzantine Mediterranean fleet
historicalEra medieval Byzantine era
includedRegion Caria
Cilicia Trachea
Lycia
Pamphylia
languageOfAdministration Greek
locatedIn Anatolia
southern Asia Minor
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
militaryBranch Byzantine navy
namedAfter Cibyrrha
notablePort Attaleia
partOf Byzantine naval system
Byzantine themes of Asia Minor
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
timePeriod Middle Byzantine period

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Byzantine navy notableBase Cibyrrhaeot Theme