Samos Theme
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Samos Theme was a key Byzantine naval district and administrative region in the eastern Aegean, centered on the island of Samos and crucial for the empire’s maritime defense and control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samos Theme canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine naval theme
ⓘ
Byzantine theme ⓘ |
| borders |
Anatolian coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Asia Minor coast
|
| centeredOn |
Samos
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Samos
|
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| era | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| governedBy | strategos of Samos ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Samos ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defense against Arab naval raids
ⓘ
protection of Aegean islands ⓘ protection of sea lanes ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | military-administrative province ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasOffice | strategos ⓘ |
| hasRole |
maritime control
ⓘ
naval defense ⓘ |
| hasType | maritime administrative district ⓘ |
| includes |
Samos
ⓘ
adjacent Aegean islands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
eastern Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Byzantine navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine frontier regions
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Aegean frontier
Byzantine naval defense system ⓘ Byzantine provincial administration ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of eastern Aegean maritime routes
ⓘ
defense of western Asia Minor coast ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
Byzantine solidus
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine nomisma
Byzantine solidus ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.