Byzantine theme of Thrace
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The Byzantine theme of Thrace was a military-administrative province of the Byzantine Empire located in the historical region of Thrace in southeastern Europe.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine theme
ⓘ
administrative division of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ military district ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterFor | western and central Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeType | theme ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine theme of Hellas NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine theme of Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine theme of Opsikion NERFINISHED ⓘ Propontis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Adrianople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arcadiopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Bizye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Heraclian military reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Iconoclast era
ⓘ
Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAttested | 680s ⓘ |
| function |
civil administration
ⓘ
military administration ⓘ |
| governedBy | strategos of Thrace ⓘ |
| hadRole |
frontier defense against Bulgars
ⓘ
protection of Constantinople’s European approaches ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedCity |
Adrianople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arcadiopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Bizye NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclea Perinthus NERFINISHED ⓘ Perinthus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Europe ⓘ |
| militaryCommanderTitle | strategos ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European territories of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | late Roman province of Thracia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayTerritory |
European Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Greece ⓘ southeastern Bulgaria ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| status | defunct administrative unit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
tax collection
ⓘ
troop recruitment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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